
support from the management and staff alike have been of great comfort to me and my family.Lara B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

They treat him with kindness, respect and dignity.Jo W(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


support from the management and staff alike have been of great comfort to me and my family.Lara B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

They treat him with kindness, respect and dignity.Jo W(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Situated in in the village of Rendlesham, Rendlesham care home provides round the clock residential, dementia and nursing care on a permanent and respite basis, as well as sensitive end of life care.
Residents at the purpose-built Suffolk care home can enjoy welcoming communal areas, an activity room and hair salon. Each bedroom is tastefully decorated and has an en-suite bathroom. A highlight of the home is its ‘forget me not’...
Care Provided by Rendlesham
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 60 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- 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 Rendlesham for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Rendlesham 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
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Yvonne Allison(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (60)
Rendlesham Reviews (91)
Rendlesham has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.412) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Rendlesham has 91 reviews.
Carers are kind and caring but usually short staffed. Accommodation is adequate but tired. Nursing staff are generally good. Food is poor and very basic with nothing to stimulate enjoyment of eating. There are no activities over weekends and no trips out on the bus. Courtyard garden needs lots of work and is not a nice environment. The sunny attractive first-floor balcony is locked and can't be accessed.
My friend was resident for 6 days only at Rendlesham Care Centre and then sadly died. During this short time, the staff were so kind and professional and I/we could not have hoped for better care. Thanks to all concerned.
My wife was nearing the end of her life after having had advanced Alzheimer's for twelve years, the last 2 1/2 at Rendlesham Care Centre. The manager and her staff were absolutely wonderful to my wife and also to me. I have not seen anything even approaching such treatment in seven years at several homes. My wife passed away before Christmas and at the end the carers couldn't have been more kind and helpful. I will always be eternally grateful to all of them and never will forget their help and understanding.
My Dad was in Rendlesham Care centre for a short time, following a hospitalisation and an increase in his care needs. The home is clean, modern and professionally run. The staff struck me genuine and caring. I definitely felt that my dad was comfortable in his room and safe and secure in the dementia unit. He received a high level of personal and nursing car.e I am sure this is why he was much happier than he had been in the hospital (and also why he recovered some of the speech he had lost in the hospital)
Lovely staff and management understanding and straight forward.
All of the staff were very very friendly.
We were so grateful to all the staff who became our family in Mum's last weeks. Everyone is afforded equal consideration and there is a comfortable feeling of home. Our Mum was loved and compassionately care for, cherished by everyone we met. I was supported during Mum's final days and always welcomed. Thank you.
On the whole, I have no complaints. The manager and staff did their best despite being overstretched. My mum's end of life care did not go as planned as there was no senior staff available to supervise over the new year so she died following a blue light transfer to the hospital. I wish underused facilities were utilised. No residents were taken outside into gardens which was a shame.
The staff members were always friendly and welcoming and my friend usually seemed happy and content.
The standard of good care was evident although attention to detail was sometimes lacking particularly the laundry and keeping her room clutter free.
Her care during her final days, when I was with her was excellent.
I believe if her GP surgery had been more vigilant or the home more insistent, that her cancer would have been diagnosed and dealt with earlier. Whether this would have made any difference to the outcome is, however, debatable.
Overall, I feel Rendlesham Care Centre keep a good standard of care, better than many and I would be happy to recommend if asked by a prospective resident.
Thank you for taking the time to review Rendlesham, we really appreciate your feedback. At Rendlesham we take great pride in listening to our residents, relatives and friends and ensuring we deliver high quality care and facilities. We are very pleased that you have a positive impression of our...
Friendly, courteous very much a can-do attitude. Excellent food and staff.
My husband has been in the home since January 16th, 2018. He is being well cared for. All staff are dedicated and very caring and will go out of their way to help if any problems. Home is very clean. I would like to thank all involved for the great work they do.
Both my mother and more recently my aunt both benefitted from the excellent personal and medical care received at the Rendlesham Care Centre. Their rooms were well appointed, bright and airy and the layout of the building was purpose built and well designed. I have nothing but praise for the management and staff involved.
The special care has been highly effective in managing my mothers' difficult condition. I have also witnessed the dignity in which all residents have been treated. I feel totally confident that my mother is in the right place and is cared for with love and devotion.
I come visiting every week and always find the staff friendly and welcoming. My friend's room is very bright and comfortable.
My mother has lived in Rendlesham Care Centre for more than 3 years. During this time, she has been treated with kindness, professionalism has her dignity preserved and is safe, well cared for and happy. The staff maintain an effective routine whilst keeping cheerful and respectful to the residents. They encourage relatives to interact and so relax in what could be a difficult, stressful situation.
My father has stayed at the home for respite care and he has returned home well. All in all the home and staff are as good a substitute to being a family as one could find.
During the three years, my husband has been a resident here at Rendlesham Care Centre has been constantly improving. Communication has improved, staff now stay on the same unit rather than move around which allows residents to know them and carers to know the needs of the residents so much better. The atmosphere between staff is now very good and gives a generally happy atmosphere to the whole home. I am happy that my husband is in the best possible place.
The manager and her team support our family in so many ways, we feel that they not only care for Mum excellently but always have an eye out for Dad, which enables us as daughters to keep our family as a unit.
When things get difficult, the manager is always ready with a listening ear, and for this we are so grateful, it allows us to take stock and carry on.
Having Dad able to visit Mum as often as he wishes, makes us relieved in knowing that not only Mum's needs are being met but Dad's also. Dad has had his first respite at Rendlesham, giving us a much-needed break. Knowing they are still together is wonderful for us.
This care home cared for a very good friend of mine until her death in February. I was more than happy with the care and attention she received. The team are amazing and caring as is the manager who in her death dealt with my needs in the most amazing way. They still welcome me back with open arms.
Since my stepmother has been living at Rendlesham Care Centre she has improved so much, she is now eating again and seems happier in herself. She has settled in nicely and is enjoying the activities that the home provides, she is regularly having her hair done again and even had her nails painted much to her delight. Nothing is too much trouble when we go to visit and they are amazing with my dad (her husband) when he goes to visit, he is blind and not very mobile but the staff are so kind to him and make him feel so welcome. Staff always have a smile for everyone. So pleased that my stepmother is here.
Rendlesham Care is superb. The current staff and management team do a magnificent job of caring for all residents. The catering staff provide first class meals. The meals are nutritious and tasty. I have a guest lunch myself.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 16 April 2024Good
- 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 (54) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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