
Brandon Park is set in a beautiful setting and is an excellent nursing homeMaureen S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

It is like a hotel, they always have plenty for the residents to doJ W(Wife of Resident/Service User)


Brandon Park is set in a beautiful setting and is an excellent nursing homeMaureen S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

It is like a hotel, they always have plenty for the residents to doJ W(Wife of Resident/Service User)


Rated Outstanding by the CQC (November 2022), Brandon Park is a nursing and residential care home set within Brandon Country Park in Suffolk, with woodland and parkland giving residents open space and natural light rarely found this close to a town centre.
The home is substantial, with wide corridors and generous communal areas, and sits a short walk from the duck pond and independent coffee shop, with Brandon town centre close...
Care Provided by Brandon Park
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 65 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Brandon Park for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Brandon Park to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Stow Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jack Anthony-Knell (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 18+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2021
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (47)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (9)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (10)
Visiting
- Visitors are warmly welcomed at any time, with the home open 24 hours a day. There is no need to book in advance, allowing family and friends the flexibility to visit whenever it suits them.
Parking
- Free on-site parking is available at all times for the convenience of residents, visitors, and guests.
Brandon Park Reviews (91)
Brandon Park has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.660) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Brandon Park has 91 reviews.
My mum has been in the home for a year now and has settled in really well. She feels safe and secure and is treated really well. The staff are so kind and friendly as soon as you come through the door you are made welcome. On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to thank you all for looking after mum. Well done Brandon Park for the respect you show towards mum because she is not only my mum but my best friend. Thank you all so much.
Dear Gary, thank you for your kind words and continued support!
For us, the location at Brandon Park amidst the trees, the lovely building and spacious room also helped us accept Mum's passing.
The love, kindness and care here is first class. All staff are helpful and mindful of my wife's needs. The management is excellent and professional. Thank you.
The whole team from management, nursing staff, care team, kitchen staff, cleaning team and reception staff have given my best friend excellent care and support from day one. They all go the extra mile to make sure he is comfortable, given the dignity he deserves and made to feel they care for him. Thank you.
Throughout this time she was given sensitive and superb care by all the staff.
Towards the end of her life, this was particularly evident.
The family were updated and consulted at all times. We could not be more grateful to all the staff and to the manager in particular.
4 months ago my son was moved to Brandon Park Nursing Home on palliative care and we were told he would not survive. Since then, the staff at the home have nursed him back to life. He has now been transferred to a rehabilitation hospital for treatment that will give him back a good quality of life. Brandon Park Nursing Home have given us back our son and we cannot praise them enough. They will always have a special place in our hearts.
Yesterday I wrote a 1000 words about the simply amazing qualities of Brandon, from the grounds to the building, to the management, to all the staff.
This is all I could fit here:
The house is stunning and set in beautiful secluded woodland. All the staff are immensely professional, sociable, understanding, compassionate, a joy to be around, and importantly safe and trustworthy to leave your mum with. All staff, now know mum by name, treat her with respect, dignity and to mum, feel like friends. I would say that the staff go the extra mile every day to ensure mum is looked after the best she can be, ensuring that not only care is of the utmost importance but wellbeing, a high level of fun, enjoyment and happiness. On the flipside, they display an amazing level of patience with what we have seen to be a sometimes extremely frustrating condition - for that they deserve a medal!
Hopefully, all the great folk at Brandon will know who they are if they read this.
Thank you so much.
The house is beautiful, the staff are very friendly and caring. Mum's health and state of mind were vastly improved.
We only moved her because of our travelling distance but would send her back if her care needs required it.
This is the finest care establishment I have come across. The management is excellent and patient first in all fields and look into any matters personally and is a one-off.
My 98-year-old mother was a resident for the last few months of her life. During this time she was very well looked after by what was clearly a highly dedicated nursing and care team led by a first-class manager. I was particularly impressed by the maturity and level of commitment shown by some of the younger carers. Even on Christmas day, a full staff presence was evident and it was abundantly clear that all were doing everything possible to make the occasion memorable for those residents unable to spend all of the festive seasons with their families. At Brandon Park, the carers really do care.
Quite simply Brilliant!
My beautiful Mum had Alzheimer's for several years and was at home for most of her illness. However, late 2017 Mum suffered a TIA, her health needs changed drastically and we had no option but to search for a suitable care home. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to be offered a room for her at Brandon Park.
I can honestly say that at no point during the last few weeks of my Mum's life did I or my Dad ever worry about the care she was receiving. She was always clean and comfortable. It was so comforting to know that we could go and spend quality time with Mum whilst experienced and professional carers looked after her. We often spoke of how we would not have been able to offer her the same care at home even with help from carers during the last stage of her life.
All the carers treated my Mum with the utmost respect and dedicated much of their time to try to encourage her to eat and drink.
The Manager and her team do a magnificent job and they did my Mum proud!
What wonderful words - thank you so much for the recognition you have given to the management team and staff, everyone will be thrilled! It was a pleasure to have your mum in our care.
Overall, very high standard of care - not only physical and medical but in the true sense of the word. Brandon Park staff cared for my mother when she was at her weakest and most distressed. She was treated with understanding, sympathy and respect.
With recent events of my mum having to go in hospital and being discharged too early and having to return on several occasions (causing unnecessary stress) I have had the support again and been kept up to date and informed very well.
From seeing myself the way my mum was greeted back after a stay in hospital recently, it was just so overwhelming and to hear my mum say she was glad to be home.
I cannot thank and praise at Brandon Park enough. They go over and beyond to help in any way possible.
From the very first day Dad was admitted, I had no worries about the way he was cared for. I had 100% trust in the care team. It was my choice he should be admitted, as working in the community sector had given me a previous of this place.
All the staff are lovely, happy, caring people. Sadly I was not present when Dad passed away, but he didn't pass away on his own. To that person, I am very grateful.
I found the house to be very efficient. The staff were excellent. The facilities very good and the care excellent. The food was like 'home cooking' and very enjoyable. I was made very welcome.
My sister had been at Brandon Park for approx 2 1/2 years, we were happy for her to be there as she was treated as a person and given so much tender care, I cannot praise staff enough and at times it must have been very hard for them. Also, the management were always at hand to give advice and help. Apart from looking after my sister they were always there to help and assist us, we really felt part of a family. We will continue to support Brandon Park as best we can.
My dad was there for 2 years and in that time was loved and cared for by the staff! He felt very at home and loved a joke with the staff... If I had any concerns they were dealt with promptly and with love for my dad.... Thank you for looking after him.
I found the care home was very good, especially as mum was an amputee having lost her right leg and also suffering from dementia, although I think people there with dementia need a bit more time and attention, especially at meal times, they need to be shown a bit more patience and time. I know it can be difficult with staff shortages. One carer, in particular, was excellent, she's been there a long while and is a credit to the home.
Very happy with everything overall.
We knew from the moment we walked in she had come home. We knew that from that moment the care she received was second to none, we knew that Brandon Park Nursing Home surpassed all of the other care homes in the Eastern area. Brandon Park Nursing Home, the jewel in Brandon. She loved you for 13 days and so did we. Thank you.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 26 November 2022Outstanding
- CaringOutstanding
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- SafeGood
- Well-ledOutstanding
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (2) & Events (0)
- 07 Aug 2026
Book a respite stay of three weeks or more before 30 September 2026 and receive an additional week at no extra charge*. Contact us to find out more *T&Cs apply....
- 01 Jun 2026
We're taking part in Care Home Open Week 2026! From Monday 15th to Sunday 21st June, Brandon Park will be opening our doors to the community. We'd love for you...
There are no upcoming events for Brandon Park.
Awards / Recognitions (9)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Stow Healthcare Group
- 22 Apr 2021Recipient: Stow Healthcare Group
- 28 Feb 2020Recipient: Brandon Park
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Brandon Park.
Meet the Team (3)

Jack has nearly a decade of experience in the care sector, having worked across more than 37 care homes in Norfolk and Suffolk. During this time, he progressed through a range of roles including care assistant, business administrator, deputy manager and manager, gaining experience across dementia care, independent living and nursing services.
Jack is passionate about supporting people to maintain choice, control and independence, particularly when they may be facing vulnerable moments in their lives. He finds it especially meaningful to help people remain connected to who they are and to feel respected and supported.

Meet Carol - Deputy Home Manager of Brandon Park
Carol works closely with the Home Manager to oversee daily life at the home, making sure residents receive the right level of care and support at every stage of their stay.
A large part of the role involves working alongside the care team, keeping standards consistent and stepping in to lead when needed. Building strong relationships with residents and their families is just as important, whether that's through regular updates, answering questions or being available when something needs addressing quickly.
Carol also plays a key role in show rounds, helping prospective families understand what life at the home looks like and how the team supports residents day to day. Taking the time to talk through any concerns helps families feel more confident about their decision.
With a hands-on approach and a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents, Carol is a familiar and reassuring presence around the home.

Vicki has seven years of experience in the care sector and previously worked as a care assistant before joining Brandon Park. She is dedicated to delivering high-quality care and building strong, supportive relationships with residents and their families.
What she values most about her role is the warm, home-like environment within Brandon Park, where everyone works together like one big family. She particularly enjoys seeing residents take part in daily activities, create new memories and spend meaningful time with loved ones. She is also passionate about supporting staff, helping guide new team members from their induction through their ongoing development.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her two sons, family and friends. She also loves reading, visiting the spa to unwind and travelling whenever she has the chance.
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