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Each bright, sunny room has an en-suite bathroom with modern décor. The home is in short walking distance of the town and seafront.
A hand-picked team of friendly, highly qualified staff have been specially chosen for their dedication and attitude towards the elderly.
Extensive activities, entertainment and outings are undertaken regularly for both individuals and groups.
Care Provided by Merryfields
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 20 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
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Respite is for a minimum of 2 weeks. Additional services such hairdressing and chiropody will incur an extra charge that is subject to discussion.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Merryfields for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Merryfields 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)
Good to Know
Owner
- Felixstowe Care Home for the Elderly Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Samantha Shapwanale (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2020
Room Information
- Single Rooms (20)
Visiting
- Visit the home at any time
Parking
- Plenty of free parking
Merryfields Reviews (64)
Merryfields has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.725) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Merryfields has 64 reviews.
My sister and her husband are both suffering from dementia. The standard of care they are receiving at Merryfields is excellent as is their accommodation. I am most impressed by the numbers and quality of staff who care for them and "care" is an appropriate word to describe how attentive and responsive they are to their every need. My sister and her husband are always immaculately turned out when I visit them and Merryfields is always sparkling clean. They tell me the food is excellent. I am very happy in our choice of Merryfields.
A friendly happy atmosphere where residents seem contented and well cared for.
Merryfields provided exemplary care for my mum and enabled her to spend the last few weeks of her life in a happy, dignifying and highly caring environment.
We will never be able to thank the team enough for what they did at a very difficult and traumatic time for our family. I would not hesitate to recommend Merryfields. You can be sure that your relatives will be well looked after there.
Staff are caring and treat residents with kindness and dignity from owners, management, carers, kitchen staff and cleaners. They are all friendly, patient and gentle.
My mother spent the six weeks of her life at Merryfields where she received excellent care and support in a happy environment.
Our friend was only there for 16 months but it was a very happy time for her.
At 96 she was ready to be looked after. All the staff were always nice and helpful with her, nothing was ever too much trouble and that also included us when we visited, always a lovely cup of tea and a slice of cake.
Thank you so much.
After visiting several care homes within the area, it became very evident when visiting Merryfields this was the place for my mother. A very warm reception from the management and all staff. We were able to have a tour of the home straight away (all areas). The first thing was how exceptionally clean the place was. Residents' rooms are spotless with great attention to detail and the needs of the individual. This has continued to be so with my mother having planned activities, dietary requests and above all a happy and safe environment to be in. Merryfields does what it says on the tin and that little bit extra. Exceptional.
What an amazing place. Staff have time for residents, they genuinely seem to care! My mother was with Merryfields for 5 weeks before we moved away, due to a job change. I just so wish that we hadn't been moving so far as I have found it impossible to replicate the standard of care enjoyed by Mum whilst she was with the team at Merryfields. I know that Mum was comfortable during her stay. She is a particularly fussy eater and the team did try their best to find her something to eat at mealtimes. 'Ali's Cafe' is a great idea, where residents can order snacks anytime. Accommodation was clean and her room was a decent size. I would highly recommend this facility.
I am completely happy with the care my wife receives in this care home. It is always clean, warm and inviting. The staff are given the time to interact with residents and provide stimulation. My wife has been a resident for 5 years and at no time have I been less than completely satisfied with her care.
Extremely helpful and caring, a very good team, I can only speak highly of them.
Food quite good and adequate entertainment and activities good.
A family run home with personal supervision.
Whilst my mother was there she enjoyed her time in the company of those within this establishment. A caring and nice place which is not too big.
They were always friendly and had time for a chat.
Mum had a massive stroke on 03.05.17 and never regained consciousness.
They loved and cared for her until she died on 06.05.17.
I can't praise them enough.
We very much liked the homely atmosphere of Merryfields when we viewed it late 2015 ahead of my mother moving there in April 2016. Another key factor was the kindly and welcoming attitude of the staff. Over the last ten months, we have noticed most staff show great pride in their job. We have been impressed with their patient and loving attitude towards the residents. The staff have also been very friendly and helpful towards us.
My mother-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer and reluctantly left her flat to move into Merryfields. Here she was very well looked after in a clean and comfortable room of her own. The staff were all friendly, caring and patient and although mum would obviously rather have still been at her flat, the family all felt that the care she received at Merryfields was far better than anything else we could have arranged. This high standard of care continued until mum passed away in March.
My mother has Dementia and even though she lived close by and I saw her daily and she had carers she was still very lonely and confused. Since going into Merryfields she has improved, made friends and is well looked after by the friendly and caring staff in providing her quality of life greatly.
I felt at ease after every visit in the knowledge that dad was looked after and all his care needs were dealt with. The staff were friendly and professional. I could not have asked for more.
Our mother came to this care home in March 2013 and stayed there, contentedly until her death in June 2015. She has always hated the idea of going into a care home but when her dementia worsened, we took this course. We are so relieved and feel so lucky to have found Merryfields for her. Our mother's anxiety and unhappiness fell away, she enjoyed the staff's care and attention, she smiled, ate and slept well, liked outings. The staff always seemed loving, friendly, respectful with her and all the other residents. We, as guests, always felt welcomed. The atmosphere was warm, homely good home made cooking!, comfortable and comforting. I can't express my gratitude enough for the way our mother was looked after during those last years.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 21 April 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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News (2) & Events (0)
- 15 Sep 2025
MONDAY AM: Poetry and Story Reading Residents gather to read or listen to classic poems and short stories. This activity encourages memory recall, imagination, and emotional expression. Some may read...
- 30 Sep 2024
We are incredibly honoured to have been recognised at the Suffolk Care Awards this year. Being shortlisted for four categories—Health and Wellbeing, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Developing Young People, and...
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Awards / Recognitions (4)
- 05 Sep 2019Recipient: Merryfields
- 15 Feb 2016Recipient: Merryfields
- 01 Feb 2015Recipient: Merryfields
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