Aldringham Court

Aldeburgh Road, Aldringham, Leiston IP16 4QF
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9.6 113 Reviews
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Aldringham Court provides excellent care in a lovely setting near Aldeburgh, known for its connection to Benjamin Britten and the well-known Aldeburgh Music Festival. Only two miles from the Suffolk Heritage Coast, residents can enjoy regular trips to the seaside.

As well as long-term care, Aldringham Court also offers respite care, giving people the chance to stay for a short time if they need extra support or if their carers need a break. This service offers reassurance, knowing that relatives are looked after in a caring and safe environment.

The home offers a calm and peaceful setting but also encourages involvement with the local community, with events such as a Summer Fete and Christmas Party bringing everyone together.

The unique building is set within three acres of well-kept gardens and woodland, with plenty of wildlife like doves, pheasants, and even muntjac deer. The rooms are spacious, many with en-suite bathrooms, garden views, and terraces. Each room has a nurse call system, and residents can bring their furniture to make it feel like home.

Aldringham Court offers a variety of activities each week, with something for everyone to enjoy. The home is visited regularly by a hairdresser, chiropodist, physiotherapist, and local clergy. The catering team serves multiple choices of fresh, tasty meals daily, and special diets are always accommodated.

Call today to speak with one of their care solutions advisors, or book a visit to Aldringham Court and discover how they can support you.
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Care Provided by Aldringham Court

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 45 Service Users

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1635
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1635
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1635
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1635

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Aldringham Court to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Contact Aldringham 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 £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Contact Aldringham Court to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Karen Allen (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2011
  • Number of floors: 1

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (37)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (4)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (30)

Aldringham Court Reviews (113)

9.6

Aldringham Court has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.648) out of 10, based on 39 reviews in the last 2 years.
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Review from James G (Friend of Resident) published on 27 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My friend is being well cared for, he's more content than he has been for a long time.
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Review from H D (Niece of Resident) published on 26 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My aunt was very content here. The staff are very kind and helpful. When they have time they spend time having a chat with residents. When you visit, they have time for you as well.
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Review from Ali C (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We were grateful to Aldringham Court for caring for our mum (age 94) for 2 weeks' respite after 3 weeks in hospital. The manager was lovely - exceedingly person-centered and has plans for improving facilities and gardens. The staff were polite, kind and respectful.
Nice building and lovely furnishings.
I would like to hope that all the manager's plans for a family room, a better minibus, nice gardens etc all come to fruition.
I thought some of the staff needed more leadership - some were new and lacked confidence. I was not sure who everybody was and their different roles.
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Review from B L (Respite Resident) published on 6 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I found the home a very friendly experience. Everyone was most friendly and conjured up a family experience with people most friendly to each other. Cleanliness was to the fore. The manager was most accommodating and helped me in all my queries.
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Review from S S (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As a family, we have been very pleased with the care that Mum has received at Aldringham Court.
The staff have been very attentive and we cannot praise the manager enough. The home is kept spotlessly clean and food has been very good indeed. All in all, we would give the home, staff and manager 10/10.
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Review from Hayley W (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Beyond my wildest expectations. I'd never have thought my father could progress so far so fast and it's all down to the dedication and understanding shown by the whole team at Aldringham. His physical and mental strength is now unrecognisable from the frightened, depressed and anxious man that arrived
just a few weeks ago. I'm so grateful his quality of life has been returned to him.
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Review from Jayne M (Partner of Resident) published on 30 November 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care/nursing home is well-maintained and my partner is very content and happy here!
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Review from S A (Wife of Resident) published on 29 November 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Over seven years, my husband has been once a year for two weeks of respite to give me a break. As soon as I arrived with my husband to show him around the nursing home, I was so impressed with how we were received. Staff were excellent, could not do enough, we were taken "everywhere". A lovely home,
my family visited my husband while I was away and all said staff fell over themselves to help and care for him. I know he enjoyed it by what my family saw, he played me up so I know staff had a hard time with him. I would love to have my husband in Aldringham Court in June.
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Review from Trish Y (Cousin of Resident) published on 29 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly and caring, have their best interests at heart. Feel safe knowing that she is being well looked after and cared for, made a special effort for her 80th birthday. Always welcoming when we visit and go the extra mile.
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Review from T W (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I could not ask for better care for my mother it was hard enough to accept she could not stay at home but the only thing that eases that is the fact she is here, it is wonderful, they are all so friendly and always have time to discuss any queries I have. Thank you to everyone
Reply from Nicola Phillips, Business Support at Aldringham CourtThank you, we do our best for our residents and their families.
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Review from Lynda B (Wife of Resident) published on 11 August 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It was my husband's 80th birthday, and the home provided us with a lovely buffet for our family gathering. Chef also made a lovely birthday cake. It helped to make my husband's birthday a day to remember. A good time was had by all.
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Review from Josephine M (Sister of Resident) published on 11 August 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are very friendly and professional. My sister seems to be quite happy in your home, although I think her room is very small - no view and the bedlinen seems very old - could be better.
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Review from Keith P (Son of Resident) published on 18 July 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Moving Mum to a care home from the hospital was a traumatic experience for our family, especially as she has been used to one-to-one live-in care at her own home previously. We need not have worried! The staff and management at Aldringham Court made us all welcome and did the utmost to ensure Mum settled
in quickly. During Mum's eight months at Aldringham Court, she was always treated with care and respect, ensuring her wishes were seen to and her dignity preserved. The home and grounds were well maintained, the choice of food and drink was excellent, and the overall care and attention Mum received was excellent.
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Review from Doreen R (Daughter of Resident) published on 18 July 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I feel Aldringham Court is very much better now. Staff are friendly, make Mum smile when she feels a bit down and are very helpful when asked to help get her ready to get her into her wheelchair to go round the garden.
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Review from M S (Grandson of Resident) published on 13 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely house and surroundings with beautiful gardens, good choice of food and activities. Like how the staff join in and are very approachable. Staff are friendly and certainly work hard to please all.
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Review from Melanie F (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 13 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Beautiful settings, love how your welcomed and the care they give my loved one.
Always friendly and approachable and staff willing to help.
Have a good choice of food for the residents and lovely activities.
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Review from Abbie S (Great-granddaughter of Resident) published on 13 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It was Nan's 100th birthday today and the care home done absolutely amazing! Such a positive vibe and place to be. Cakes and entertainment. Made sure everyone was okay and happy. Thank you to all the careers.
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Review from D G (Daughter of Resident) published on 5 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Found the care home clean but found the care very poor especially as it was end-of-life. My dad's care book was not filed in for hours, so was there anyone going in to see him? His personal care was not good. Dirty cups left overnight and food. The home lost our contact details. There seemed no organisation.
Went to collect my dad's things and the staff didn't know he had passed away. Just think he was a room number, not a dad.
Reply from Riet Jones, National Operations Manager at Aldringham CourtFirst of all our sincere condolences on the loss of your father.
Thank you for taking the time in reviewing our home as we take great care in listening to what our customers say. I am very sorry to read your feelings towards a hard-working team, wanting to do the best for our residents. when residents reach their end of life, as your father did. Some of the observations such as food charts become irrelevant and the team concentrate on making dad comfortable with pain well managed. This does not mean that he was left without checks. However, I understand that this could have been communicated better and my apologies for the lack of support you felt from the management team. I have shared your comments with the team for lessons to be learned. Once again thank you for your time.
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Review from Jan K (Son of Resident) published on 9 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5
I said I wouldn't write this review but the nurse called the police on me today while we (me, my brother, and his girlfriend) visited the home. I am now scared for mum's welfare and well-being at Aldringham care home. The staff is getting extremely defensive, a clear indication they're out of their
depth!
My brother called the home this morning and asked them to take mum out of the bed so we can take her outside. I last took her outside for some fresh air a week ago last Saturday, considering mum is locked away in her room 99% of the time, they just turned up at the care home and they were told they're not allowed to take mum outside and they have to stay in the lounge. I went in after and asked them why they are not allowed to take mum outside today but they didn't answer. I asked who gave mum breakfast, again no answer. Whoever gave it to her didn't wipe her mouth after, so she had dried food around her mouth.
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Review from Steven B (Son of Resident) published on 23 August 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both staff and management were very good in all aspects of running the home, both for residents and visitors. My mother was very happy there with staff care, food, and activities. All phone and email contact was very good.
Reply from Sarah Robertson, Home Manager at Aldringham CourtThank you for your lovely review, I will pass this on to all staff. It was a pleasure to have your Mum with us and we look forward to staying in touch.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.648)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.648) out of 10 for Aldringham Court is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 39 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 38 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.648 for Aldringham Court is calculated as follows: ( (324 Excellents x 5) + (104 Goods x 4) + (24 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 454 Ratings = 4.648
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Aldringham Court is based on 38 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 45 registered maximum number of service users is 9, which has been reached with 38 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 18 Aug 2025

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Meet the Team (3)

Karen

Karen Allen

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2025

I enjoy working with such wonderful residents and being part of a supportive team in a home full of character. I enrich residents’ lives by listening to their needs and striving to make sure the home is always filled with care and attention. I have undertaken numerous courses and studies, including management qualifications and a BSc in Psychology, alongside my mandatory training, and I am committed to continuing my learning to further improve my skills.

Elaine

Elaine Holmes

Job Title: Activities Co-ordinator

Elaine really enjoys working with the elderly, she finds it so rewarding and loves her role.
Prior to working at Healthcare Homes, Elaine was an Activities/Health Care Assistant.
Elaine believes you need to be kind, compassionate and understanding, to have a good understanding of dementia and the needs of the very ill and frail and to have an understanding of equality and diversity.
The favourite part of her working day is going to the resident’s rooms for one-to-one talks and also enjoys organising entertainment and watching and taking part.
Elaine's biggest professional challenge was changing from her carer role to activities and her biggest career highlight is getting the home ready for Christmas and organising events for the residents.
The qualities that make Elaine stand out are to be kind, compassionate and understanding. Be a good listener and a good role model for the team
Outside of work Elaine enjoys walking, gardening, crafting, sewing, crochet, knitting, swimming and spending time with family.
Her most enjoyable part of working at Aldringham Court is making a difference to an individual’s day; just a little smile or reassurance.

Carroll

Carroll Taylor

Job Title: Head Housekeeper

Please detail any relevant education/training
NVQ2 and NVQ3 Health and Social care. Care homes advanced practitioner.


The year started working at Healthcare Homes.
March 2021


Why did you decide to work at Healthcare Home?
Career progression


What role did you carry out before you came to Healthcare Homes?
Care home advanced practitioner


What do you think a person needs to do to be good in your role?
Be flexible, understanding, caring and approachable.


What’s your favourite part of your working day and why?
Spending time with residents, they are the reason I do my job.


What’s been your biggest professional challenge in your current role, or in your career to date?
My biggest triumph to date was conquering my fears, passing my CHAPs and starting this new job.


What qualities do you think make a good home manager?
Much the same as question 5, firm but fair. A great, enthusiastic team leader and player.


What are your interests outside of work/how do you unwind?
I love fishing, reading and spending quality time with my children and fiancé.


What do you enjoy/are you looking forward to the most about working at this care home?
Working together with the manager and team to be the best we can be. Building great relationships with my colleagues, residents and their families.

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