
My mother feels safe and cared for in Foxearth Lodge Nursing HomePenelope A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

We are eternally grateful to all of them that with the addition of 'the pod'C T(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

A first class nursing home, clean and beautifully decorated, outstanding gardens with a pondChristopher R(Son of Resident/Service User)

My mother feels safe and cared for in Foxearth Lodge Nursing HomePenelope A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

We are eternally grateful to all of them that with the addition of 'the pod'C T(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

A first class nursing home, clean and beautifully decorated, outstanding gardens with a pondChristopher R(Son of Resident/Service User)

Located in Saxted, Woodbridge, Foxearth Lodge provides residential, nursing, respite and dementia care to local residents in the area of Saxtead. With the specialist knowledge to also provide care for younger people with disabilities, Foxearth Lodge embraces its family-feel and delivers a calming and cheery environment that resident’s can call home.
Foxearth Lodge is on the outskirts of the historical market town of Framlingham, surrounded by the beautiful Suffolk countrysides...
Care Provided by Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home
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 67 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- 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 Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home 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
- Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Roxanne Cutajar (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 18+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (63)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (63)
Visiting
- Home is open for visitation without any need to book unless informed otherwise due to different circumstances.
Parking
- The Care home has a car park at the front of reception.
Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home Reviews (62)
Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.773) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home has 62 reviews.
After trying to get my step son into a care home due to him having Huntingtons disease we were kindly offered Foxearth , we found the Manager and the full staff to be exceptionally kind, caring, very helpful and always professional. All problems with my son are covered with a phone call and a full explanation letter going forward.
Thank you so much for your kind words, we are so fortunate to have him join our Foxearth Family, it is a pleasure to be able to support your family. I will share these kind words with our team.
The staff (especially the activity staff) work So hard to make sure the residents are well cared for and have lots of interactive times to keep them occupied and involved helping keep their cognitive skills going + active, My Mums life has been enriched since being there - she has alzheimers and was unable to do anything but is now encouraged to join in which she really enjoys
Thank you so much for such lovely, kind comments. I am pleased that you feel Mum's life has been enriched with our support, I will share this with the staff.
Dad has settled in well in Foxearth. He now has a lovely room with a great view and access to a courtyard garden. The place is well managed and the staff are very caring and supportive. The musical entertainment is a real bonus as well as the other range of activities available. The gardens are beautiful and lovingly looked after. Caretaking and domestic staff are super accomodating so, so far happy days! All of my comments relate to Foxearth as his experience in another setting was disappointing.
Thank you for you kind comments, I will share this with our staff and we thank you for choosing Foxearth for Dad we are pleased to have him join our Foxearth Family.
This lovely team is very professional and at the same time excel at the human side; humour, patience, compassion and dedication. What more could you ask for (apart from some more staff to ease the considerable burden on these incredible people)?
My mother-in-law has been very comfortable and happy here for nearly five years and we are very grateful.
Thank you so much for such lovely comments Paul. We are extremely grateful and this will be shared with our team. I am pleased that you all enjoyed the activities. Thank you again.
My family and I have been extremely pleased with every aspect of the care and facilities at Foxearth since my mother moved in during August 2024. We are kept up to date regularly about my mother's care during visits to her and via phone and email. We regularly attend the relatives' meetings when all aspects of the running of the home are discussed. The activities programme is a particular aspect of the home with which we are impressed.
Thank you for such lovely comments which will be shared with the team as this feedback means a lot to all of the team!
Taken to the dementia wing, people in the communal area with a singer, it was joyful.
My aunt was cared for, treated with joyful dignity.
Rooms are beautifully clean, and residents are cheerful and clean! The home looked and smelled clean, well done to all staff.
Thank you for such kind words, I will share this with our team as this means a lot to all of us and we greatly appreciate it.
My Mum has lived at Foxearth Lodge for four years now, and has received consistently exemplary care; she is wholly dependent on the wonderful staff, who treat her with dignity, compassion and gentle kindness.
That same core of long-standing staff cared similarly for my Father, who spent the last year of his life in comfort at Foxearth.
I cannot praise the whole team highly enough - they are always professional, even when working within some trying constraints on occasions.
They always rise to the occasion and I am so grateful to them.
Truly outstanding care.
Thank you so much for your kind words, this is truly appreciated and will be shared across the teams.
Mum having to go into a nursing home was a heartbreaking time, but from the moment she moved in Foxearth, we were put at ease. Mum is having end of life care, the management, kitchen, domestic, maintenance and carers/nurses are unbelievable with her and us. They go above and beyond to keep Mum happy and comfortable.
Thank you for such kind words. We appreciate this and will share this valuable feedback with the team. Thank you!
My dad was offered a place in Foxearth following a short stay at a Hospice in Ipswich. I went and checked out this home and the care, and was very happy and impressed. The staff are very helpful and friendly, and nothing is too much trouble, and after a couple of weeks, dad has settled in nicely. This has made a huge difference to my life, knowing he is in safe hands and being looked after well.
Each time I visit the home it is very clean with no smell of urine. The staff are very friendly and all appear to be happy in their work. My sister is allowed the freedom to work in the garden, which she loves, and the staff are all very nice to her. Foxearth is a nursing home I would happily move into!
Thank you for your kind words and review, we appreciate this and this will be shared with the team.
My mother started in the Dementia Unit. I was hesitant to move her into care, but the staff made the move so easy, both emotionally and physically, for us as a family. It made a very difficult time much easier for us. Staff and care were excellent. Mum was content and never said she wanted to go home. Loads of activities and entertainment, and I should mention the activities staff who went above and beyond with her care. When her health deteriorated, I was kept informed, and end-of-life care was gentle and dignified.
Thank you so much for such kind words. I will share this with our team as this feedback is treasured and appreciated greatly.
The staff go beyond their roles to make it a place of warmth and safety.
They put enormous effort into making special dates memorable too, VE Day, Christmas, Easter etc
All in all I would say it's one of the best residential homes in the area. It doesn't host the most lavish rooms, but it makes up for that with its caring/can do attitude
Thank you for such kind words, we are very lucky to have amazing volunteers helping our residents. Thank you for all you do!
My sister had wonderful, loving care throughout the 8 years she was at Foxearth, and I had great emotional support as I watched her go through the progression of the terrible disease alzheimers.
Thank you for such wonderful comments, we are very appreciative to have been able to look after your sister for so many years. I will share this feedback with our staff. Thank you
- Good management.
- Comfortable rooms.
- Lovely grounds.
Always leave my husband at Foxearth, knowing he is very well looked after. He settled in Foxearth from the beginning. Lovely nursing home.
Thank you for such lovely remarks, I will share with the team, we are very happy to have your husband here with us as part of our Foxearth Family.
My mother was only there for 6 days but we were so impressed with everything. We would highly recommend Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home. Mum passed away at Foxearth Lodge and was treated with great dignity.
Thank you for such kind comments we are really appreciative and are grateful to have been able to look after mum.
My aunt as with everyone entering this phase of their life has had the emotional support she has needed. All the staff have done their absolute best for the manager the housekeeping the cooks, activities, the maintenance and especially the carers and nurses who try their utmost to maintain my aunt's welfare, dignity and nothing is too much trouble. Thank you everyone!
Thank you so much for such kind remarks it is greatly appreciated!
My overall experience has been very good you don't realise how difficult and rewarding it is to work in the caring industry. All the staff are very caring and committed and I have found them very helpful and good company and are wonderful with my husband and all residence their patience is a virtue. Although I have found it upsetting at times, all they do has made it a lot easier to come to terms with everything. A big thank you to all the staff for their dedication and a massive well done for all their hard work.
Thank you for such kind, meaningful words this means a lot to all of us so we will make sure this is shared across the team! Thank you!
It was my first visit to Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home and I was warmly welcomed. Foxearth has such a warm friendly feel, offered tea before the arrival of the tea trolley. I could see how clean everywhere was and everything to hand in the room. I left my friend in the knowledge he was being care for and looked after extremely well.
Thank you for such kind feedback! I will share this with the team.
Foxearth Lodge came into our lives at just the right time. My mother-in-law was beginning to struggle with her mobility, and living alone at age 89. From the first moment, we knew it would be perfect for her. A down-to-earth, friendly atmosphere. The walls are decorated with happy photos of residents. The staff are attentive, and kind and treat her with respect. She loves the food and her bedroom has a wonderful view of the beautiful garden. She settled and is content. We can't fault it.
Thank you for such kind feedback. We are pleased to hear mother in law is settling in and you feel the home is perfect for her as we are very happy to have her as part of our Foxearth Family. I will pass on these kind comments to our staff.
My aunt was cared for at Foxearth Lodge for the last 3 years of her life. We could not have been happier with standard of care she received. Despite her advancing dementia she was treated with the utmost dignity and respect by all the fabulous staff. We particularly liked the friendly, family atmosphere and the frequent communication which kept us all aware of what my aunt had been doing as she wasn't able to tell us herself. Rooms are kept spotlessly clean and the food is delicious. I would not hesitate to recommend Foxearth Lodge.
Thank you so much for such kind words. I will share with the team as this is much appreciated. Take care!
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 25 March 2023Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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- 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
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News (5) & Events (0)
- 13 Nov 2024
At Healthcare Homes, we believe in the power of nature and community to uplift and enhance the lives of our residents and service users. This year’s InBloom 2024 competition brought...
- 14 Oct 2024
On Friday, 6th September 2024, Healthcare Homes had the privilege of supporting the Rob George Foundation (RGF) at their annual golf day, hosted by Colchester Golf Club. The day was...
- 14 Oct 2024
On Friday, 6th September 2024, Healthcare Homes had the privilege of supporting the Rob George Foundation (RGF) at their annual golf day, hosted by Colchester Golf Club. The day was...
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Awards / Recognitions (11)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
- 28 Feb 2023Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home.
Meet the Team (6)

I look forward to meeting and speaking with you to understand how we can assist with all the care needs you seek.

I look forward to meeting you when you visit and helping assess all your clinical needs.

I look forward to meeting you when you visit and support you with any matters.

I look forward to getting to know you when you visit to enable us to create a person-centred approach with activities.

Valentin joined Foxearth Lodge as Head of Maintenance, having held previous roles as a cleaner and a personal trainer. He enjoys everything about his day at Foxearth Lodge and is looking forward to progressing in his role.
Outside of work, Valentin is a committed sports enthusiast.

Having worked at Foxearth Lodge for many years in different departments, I’ve been able to learn, progress and move into my new administrative role, which I’ve thoroughly enjoyed since April 2024. My previous experience as a Team Leader allowed me to build strong relationships with residents and their families, and this continues in my admin role as I now support the beginning of each resident’s journey through assessments and early discussions. I hold IT qualifications and a Level 3 in Health and Social Care, which support me in my work and ongoing career development.
Frequently Asked Questions about Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home
What types of Care is Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home have?
There are 63 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Minibus or other transport, Lift, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Residents Kitchenette, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Foxearth Lodge Nursing Home to the centre of Woodbridge?
10.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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