
My sister and I are so pleased with the way Hadleigh Nursing Home is caring for our mother.K G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff are always so welcoming and very friendly, making time to spend quality timeA B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

beautiful grounds with clean, well-maintained rooms and a warm, welcoming atmosphereJ G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

My sister and I are so pleased with the way Hadleigh Nursing Home is caring for our mother.K G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff are always so welcoming and very friendly, making time to spend quality timeA B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

beautiful grounds with clean, well-maintained rooms and a warm, welcoming atmosphereJ G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Hadleigh nursing care home is a charming 19th-century property set in landscaped gardens with excellent views across rolling Suffolk countryside.
The beautiful home, situated on the edge of the historic market town of Hadleigh and just a short drive away from Ipswich and Sudbury, has been thoughtfully decorated and furnished with residents in mind, providing a comfortable and homely living experience for 24-hour nursing, residential and dementia care facilities for the residents.
Care Provided by Hadleigh Nursing Home
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
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 54 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day 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
* Subject to assessment
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Hadleigh Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Hadleigh 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
- Kingsley Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Tracey-Anne Brown(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: -1
- Last Refurbishment: 2017
Room Information
- Single Rooms (50)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (43)
Visiting
- Open visiting for families and friends
Parking
- Free parking available
Hadleigh Nursing Home Reviews (58)
Hadleigh Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.647) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Hadleigh Nursing Home has 58 reviews.
Very pleasant building and grounds. Very clean and bright. Nursing care excellent and care staff very caring and patient.
The staff have been very helpful, caring and friendly.
I'm looking forward to the warmer weather when I can take my husband out in the garden. It's hard to leave after visiting, but I know he is safe and looked after.
Staff are exceptionally caring, nothing is too much trouble. Special activities are very good, always something for residents and visitors alike. Lovely dining area serving food of good quality and variety. Would recommend this nursing home. So glad our mum is here being looked after.
We are very pleased with the way Hadleigh Hall is looking after our mother. We can relax in the knowledge that she is being looked after well. Her preferences, dignity and inclusion in the activities are very well promoted. We feel she is safe, amongst friends. If there are any concerns that the staff may have they let us know and vice versa. We are very pleased with her care.
The surroundings are lovely - though less convenient for a trip into town than others might be, there seems also to be less need to 'escape'!
The senior team are very approachable and willing to be flexible in providing individual care and steps are taken to ensure that residents who need it have 1 2 1 time.
My mother has only been in Hadleigh Nursing Home for a few weeks but she has settled quickly. The staff have been friendly, caring and approachable. They have got to know her quickly and she has the space to be herself. She loves the garden and watching the wildlife.
However slight hesitation with communication during carers shifts could be improved ie regarding medicine timings and food/diet of patients - otherwise, good home.
The staff, carers and nurses give amazing service. The care they give is loving and compassionate. Your relative is treated with respect and dignity and there is excellent care and support for the relatives too. My mother was given outstanding end of life care and went very peacefully with great dignity. I would recommend this facility highly.
Also, a hospital style bedside table to go over beds and to allow eating at a reasonable height for patients not wishing to use the dining room.
My husband has only been at the home a few weeks, but the care is outstanding. The staff are all very caring and friendly. I feel very happy that he is in such a nice safe and homely environment.
The staff at Hadleigh Nursing Home are so kind and caring, in my experience, both of the residents and their family members. They are proactive and highly professional.
Friendly, comfortable, clean, welcoming, rural feel to the place. Seemed to me that even visitors are welcomed too!
Our aunt has been told she must have dare now. Social services gave me a list as I live only a mile from Hadleigh Hall. I tried and she was accepted. I have visited a few homes in my time but I must say this is fabulous, like a 10-star hotel. We know that our aunt will be safe, happy and loved there. They are seen to me, like family and I have already told someone else about it in the hospital.
I found Hadleigh Hall Nursing Home to be very friendly, clean and like a 10-star hotel. I believe my great aunt will be very happy, looked after and safe. The staff at Hadleigh Hall are like family. The grounds are beautiful as is the home itself.
My husband had a very bad start to residential care in a different care home. The silver lining to this dark cloud is he has finished up in this wonderful care home. He has settled in really well and the staff are all very caring and helpful. I would recommend this home to anyone who asks.
My husband and I stayed for nearly 3 weeks' respite. We were very grateful for everyone's efforts and hard work. We did find adjusting to the bells quite difficult and felt that sometimes there were not enough staff on duty to cope with everyone's needs. All the staff were very friendly and extremely helpful (sometimes going beyond the call of duty - one carer came in on her evening off to bath me!). We were particularly appreciative of my husband's birthday cake!
My brother and sister-in-law are both being well looked after with difficult health problems. The Activities are good but I should like to see encouragement from staff for individuals to do some activities when on their own in their rooms. However, I do understand, that with the health problems the staff have to cope with and the limited number of staff available this is not easy to provide. I am grateful for all that the management and staff do in difficult circumstances.
The care that my wife received achieved its purpose in maintaining her physical state after a number of major fractures and she has gradually improved her mobility. Her mental state (she suffers from the early stages of dementia) has also improved. I suggest that some attempt is made to separate those who are suffering from more advanced dementia from other patients recuperating and that have some hope of recovery. Only strong will prevented my wife from becoming institutionalised. There were times when the staff levels were clearly insufficient.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 03 July 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
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.
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- 31 Aug 2026Organiser: Hadleigh Nursing Home
Awards / Recognitions (10)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Kingsley Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Kingsley Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Kingsley Healthcare Group
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (5)

I trained with Anglia Ruskin and then, once qualified, started as a ward nurse in the care of the elderly at Colchester General. I started my nursing career later in life and was originally working in London for Barclays Bank and NIG Skandia. I have been a nurse for over 14 years. My last role was as a Senior Specialist Urology Nurse, and I was in that role for 7 years. Before this, I worked for a community nursing team. Before this, I worked in school nursing, leading clinics for 5 to 18-year-olds I also worked as a Renal dialysis Nurse.
Becoming a Nurse was my greatest achievement, and I have since loved working with families and patients to help promote good quality care for all. I moved to Hadleigh 5 years ago and have been greatly impressed by the community and the wonderful surrounding areas. I enjoy spending time with my family and animals, who are important to me. I have been given a wonderful opportunity to work at Hadleigh Nursing Home with a wonderful team to help promote patient-centred care and enhance residents' lives and wellbeing.

I qualified as a nurse in 2015, and most of my career to date has been in community nursing in Colchester and acute oncology and haematology, including a secondment to a general medical ward at Colchester General Hospital, all of which have provided me with a wide knowledge and experience base. In 2025, I completed a post-graduate qualification in District Nursing and Non-Medical Prescribing. Since joining Hadleigh Nursing Home, I have been welcomed by the caring staff and lovely residents, and am proud to be part of a team who cares deeply about enhancing the lives of the residents and providing high-quality care, whatever their role. I moved to Hadleigh in 2022 and live here with my husband Kieran and our two boys, Stanley and Louis.
In my spare time, I enjoy fitness, running and countryside walks, and spending quality time with my family.

I worked in hotels for 18 years before I joined the team at Hadleigh Hall Nursing Home. I am passionate about making meal times special for our residents with great service and a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. My experience in events and wedding coordinating makes me adaptable with a keen eye for the smaller details. I take great pride in exceeding both resident and relative expectations wherever possible. With a strong person-centred approach, Hadleigh Hall Nursing Home feels just like a family and I am proud to be part of a team delivering a first-class experience for our residents. I am lucky to reside in the wonderful area of Hadleigh and outside of work, my family and I love exploring the countryside and all that our new “UK” home has to offer, having arrived from South Africa last April.

I have worked in the healthcare sector for 22 years, 17 years as an Administrator. I started as a Night Care assistant, then as a Housekeeper. I enjoy my job and love working within the Healthcare sector. The job is varied with every day bringing a new challenge. I love the daily interactions with the residents and their families. In my spare time I like to spend time with my family, especially my grandson’s Charlie and Kingsley, and travelling to our holiday home in Spain.

As the wife of a serving soldier of 24 years, now a veteran, we moved into Hadleigh in 2002. My first job in Hadleigh was as an activity coordinator in a care home in 2003. After a year, I changed my job role to that of a teaching assistant/pastoral care in a local school, supporting charity work within the community and welfare within the Army community for 10 years. I spent one year as a member of the Town Council. In 2014, I joined the Hadleigh Dementia Action Alliance for 6 years and worked at a local residential care home for 5 years as a carer and the activity coordinator, before moving to Hadleigh Nursing Home in 2019 as the Lifestyle Coordinator and a Senior Carer role.
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