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Residents can enjoy extensive grounds of the Home which includes sheltered courtyards, sunny terraces, a scented garden, a fish pond and a croquet lawn.
The level of care each person receives will depend on their individual needs. This is continuously monitored...
Care Provided by Cornwallis Court
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 58 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
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Our care fees are subject to a preadmission needs assessment which is a requirement of admission, so the Home can fully understand the level of care and support required by each individual. The prices quoted are weekly and for guidance only. They will be confirmed following a full assessment. Respite care may be offered and is usually 10% above the permanent care fees, subject to availability and will depend on an assessment of a person’s care needs.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Cornwallis Court for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Cornwallis Court 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
- The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Kerry Tidd (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
- Self-funding residents or Freemasons supported by their Local Authority
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (58)
Parking
- Parking on site
Cornwallis Court Reviews (62)
Cornwallis Court has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.828) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cornwallis Court has 62 reviews.
The care given to residents is extraordinary to be fair not just the residents but the relatives also. Nothing seems too much trouble. The care, respect and communication I have received is priceless, also the activities team with the photos that get taken and then sent to me. I have not ever experienced such thoughtfulness and kindness.
Thank you for your lovely feedback, the staff love seeing visitors and discussing visits with our residents afterward, this is what memories are made of.
My mother is at present being given end of life care at Cornwallis Court Care Home. Her care is absolutely second to none, all staff have gone out of their way to ensure that she is being kept comfortable, whilst keeping my sister and myself up to date with all developments. I can’t emphasise enough how much we appreciate their professionalism, commitment and love shown towards Mum, for which we will be eternally grateful, I can’t thank them all enough.
Throughout my mother's time at Cornwallis Court the staff of all types have been most helpful and she has been happy there. What is exceptional is the way the manager and her teams have dealt with the Covid year. The level of both professional care and support has been of the highest. Goodness knows what the demands have been on the staff's personal lives but we are grateful for their extraordinary efforts - and sustained good humour.
Thank you Roger for your review and kind words. Our residents have been shining examples to us throughout the Covid pandemic with their wartime stoicism, which has kept us going.
The staff in Cornwallis have just brought my 91-year-old father through Covid-19. Without their care love kindness time and support he would have passed away. I will never be able to thank them enough. They are amazing.
Very good care and thought has been put into my husband's time at Cornwallis Court. It is a great wrench to find that your husband of 61 years has to live elsewhere but those who care for him have made it as acceptable as possible.
As a friend of a Cornwallis resident and down as next of kin as she has no family. I have always been treated with great kindness and cooperation. The resident has been in Cornwallis for many years and has always seemed content.
Thank you for your kind feedback, we enjoy seeing you at Cornwallis Court and know how much it means to your friend to know that you care.
She has lived in Cornwallis for seven years and has never regretted her decision to be in the home.
Thank you for taking the time to give feedback on your experience of Cornwallis Court. We will pass on your lovely comments to the whole staff team.
As a family and on behalf of my late mother, we are all so grateful for the wonderful care Mum received in her final weeks. She was treated with respect, dignity and tremendous kindness. Cornwallis Court has an atmosphere of peace and calm, the room was well appointed, clean and bright. The food was of a high standard, and a suitable choice prepared for Mum at every mealtime. Most of all, the staff were angels, the registered nurses and the care assistants handled Mum with such kindness and made sure she was as comfortable as possible, in every way at all times. We will be forever grateful.
All the staff on the Nursing Unit and in Geoffrey Dickers House, located in Cornwallis Court, have been so wonderful looking after my mother, identifying her needs and providing the 24/7 care needed to make her time in Cornwallis Court a happy one. I can't thank everyone enough for all their support both to Mum and the family during her last days with you. All the hugs were much needed.
It was a real pleasure to support your mother and family. Thank you for your kind words.
The quality of the palliative care nursing and staff together with quality of the accommodation was of the highest order.
Thank you for taking the time to review Cornwallis Court. The staff really value your feedback and support.
We found all the staff to be very helpful, professional and caring at Cornwallis Court, both to my Aunt but also to my Uncle and other relatives, which was much appreciated.
In these days of so many bad reports about care homes, it was reassuring to see staff who clearly cared for the work they do and residents they care for. I particular thank them for the effort they went to to make my Aunt's stay comfortable.
We are very proud of all our staff, who make it a lovely place to both live and work. Thank you for your kind words.
Mother has been a resident for two years. I have always found the care, staff and facilities to be excellent. She is very well cared for and lacks for nothing. I would and have recommended this home to others.
Thank you for your kind review, the staff at Cornwallis work hard to support our residents in a manner they would wish for themselves and their families.
The main thing I want to mention is the staff - from the manager down, everyone I have dealt with has been professional yet helpful and courteous, pleasant to talk to and keeps me informed of anything affecting my father either when I am there or by telephone.
They really deserve high praise in my opinion.
Mum was treated as an individual and Mum received a high standard of care particularly during the last months of her life. Due to the nature of her illness which made it difficult for her to voice her needs, carers went to great lengths to identify needs and to communicate with her. The carers showed kindness and respect in all aspects of her care.
My room is comfortable and big enough for my grandchildren to play with toys when they visit and for the adults to all sit-down. Regular staff are very good and caring, however, the standard of agency staff is variable. Where shifts are fully agency staffed, quality of care can suffer.
Thank you for your positive review of Cornwallis Court. We are glad to hear that you enjoy your room and feel that our service provided is of good quality. We endeavour to cover shifts with our own regular and bank staff; however, there are occasions when we have to use agency staff. We appreciate...
In the absence of the entertainment person once carer stepped in and made shortbread and cakes with some residents. Enjoyable and successful. The following day the same carer did nails and foot baths with some residents. Very well done and all enjoyed. They need more of this.
The bus has been in for repairs for months so there have been no outings. The residents are stuck in their rooms or the very small lounge in nursing and reception.
As an aside, the laundry regularly loose and ruin clothing. Managers are never in at weekends unless a certain outside group is there for coffee mornings.
However, throughout this period, provision has been made...
I lost my husband recently and came here to try and adjust to the situation I find myself in now. The time here has helped me look to the future and plan sensibly ahead. I now know at a later date I could apply for acceptance here and live with like-minded people in harmony and comfort. One of the overwhelming points which have arisen is the kindness and consideration when I was feeling at my lowest.
The management here are very caring and supportive, especially if you are going through a very stressful or difficult time. The staff are kind and compassionate and always make time for you. They work extremely hard and care very much for a residents safety and well-being.
They leave no stone unturned in their efforts to ensure her care needs are met with the most appropriate care. The whole family are very pleased with the way our family member is being looked after. Thank you so much Cornwallis Court.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 25 August 2023Outstanding
- CaringGood
- 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
Bed Vacancies
Posted: 24 August 2026Please Contact Us for Latest Vacancies
News (8) & Events (0)
- 04 Jun 2026
Residents and staff across RMBI Care Co. Homes took part in 'Learning at Work Week' during 18th to 24th May to share and learn new skills. The theme for this...
- 04 Mar 2026
RMBI Care Co.’s Human Resources Team has received national recognition after being Highly Commended in the ‘Three R’s Award’ category at the Great British Care Awards. The national awards ceremony,...
- 24 Nov 2025
RMBI Care Co. is celebrating after winning the ‘Three R’s Award’ in the 2025 Great British Care Awards for the London region. The awards ceremony, which took place on 15...
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Awards / Recognitions (6)
- 30 Jun 2022Recipient: The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)
- 30 Jun 2021Recipient: The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)
- 28 Feb 2020Recipient: The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Cornwallis Court.
Meet the Team (1)

I have over 30 years of experience working in social care, and I have worked for Cornwallis Court since 2024.
I am passionate about creating a home where residents feel truly valued, respected, and cared for as individuals. For me, it is about building a culture of warmth and dignity - where residents' lives are enriched every day and staff feel empowered to deliver exceptional care with compassion.
My greatest achievement since working at the Home is building a strong, motivated team that shares a genuine passion for care. By investing in training, open communication and positive leadership, we've created a culture where staff feel supported, turnover is lo,w and residents benefit from continuity and kindness in their care. We were also recently inspected by Suffolk County Council and awarded an excellent rating.
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