Care homes and supported accommodation

Care home options

Residential care homes

Residential care homes provide care and support to people who can no longer live in their own home.

They can:

• support people who need specialist care like dementia
• offer short-term services like respite care

Nursing homes

Nursing homes provide:

• personal and nursing care
• nursing staff on duty 24 hours a day

Choice of Accommodation Policy:

Suffolk County Council has published its Choice of Accommodation Policy, outlining how long-term care home placements are arranged for adults with eligible care needs. The policy ensures a fair, transparent and person-centred approach, supporting individuals—primarily older adults, and in some cases younger adults—to choose a care home that meets their assessed needs and falls within the Council’s funding parameters.

Learn more and read the full Choice of Accommodation Policy.

Supported accommodation

Supported accommodation is usually short or medium-term accommodation with either on-site or visiting staff to support you to maintain your accommodation.

The level of support provided varies between services and is tailored to individual needs.

Paying for care homes and supported accommodation

If you meet the national eligibility criteria, they may be paid for by Suffolk County Council. A financial assessment will be required to work out how much, if anything, you will have to contribute towards this cost yourself.

Find out more about how paying for care works.

Search for care homes

You can search for care homes by using the directory on our Suffolk InfoLink website.

Suffolk InfoLink has information about all the care homes in Suffolk. This includes each care home's rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), who check standards in care homes.