How is a care needs assessment arranged in the East?

Contact the adult social care team at the local authority covering the address where your relative lives and ask for a care needs assessment. Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to one regardless of income or savings, and you can request it on a relative's behalf. A practitioner will look at daily living, mobility, medication and safety before setting out whether a residential placement is appropriate. A financial assessment is carried out separately to determine who meets the cost.

Can the local authority pay for a place in a care home?

It may, depending on the outcome of both the needs assessment and the financial assessment. The local authority applies the national means test, so capital above the upper threshold means funding the placement privately, while capital below it brings a contribution into play. Property is sometimes disregarded, for example where a spouse continues to live in the home, and a deferred payment agreement can bridge the period while a house is sold. Where needs are primarily clinical, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the full cost instead.

Which providers are listed for the East?

One thousand two hundred and six residential care homes are listed on this page for the East. They include large homes run by national groups and small independent homes with only a handful of rooms. Ratings across the group span Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate, and some homes have not yet been rated at all. Each entry links to a profile where you can read the Care Quality Commission findings for that home.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

Both provide accommodation, meals and help with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing and moving about. A nursing home also employs registered nurses on site around the clock, which allows it to manage wounds, catheters, complex medication and conditions needing regular clinical observation. A residential care home draws on visiting district nurses and community services instead. The care needs assessment will indicate which type is appropriate, and settling that question first saves viewing homes that could not meet the need.

How early should a family begin looking?

Where circumstances allow, give yourselves a few months, because good homes fill and decisions made in a hurry are hard to reverse. That time lets you visit more than once, at different hours, and speak to relatives of people already living there. When a move follows a hospital admission the timescale is often days, and a short term placement can create room to look properly. Even under pressure, try to see two or three homes before agreeing to anything permanent.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in the East?

Ask how many staff are on duty during the day and overnight, and how the home covers sickness and holidays. Ask what staff turnover has been over the past year, since a settled team usually shows in the quality of daily care. Ask how care plans are reviewed, how families are involved, and what happens if your relative's needs increase. Ask to see the most recent inspection report and invite the manager to explain what has changed since it was written.

Care Homes in the East

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1,228 care homes in the East (showing 151–200)

Windle Court · The Withywindle, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, CM3 7BR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Runwood Homes Limited
Windle Court is a residential care home in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
1 Parkstone Avenue · 1 Parkstone Avenue, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Certitude Trading Limited
1 Parkstone Avenue is a residential care home in Benfleet, Essex, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, adults living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St Davids Residential Care Home · 36-38 Nelson Road South, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3JA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dr Ajit Kumar Verma and Mrs Gayatri Verma
St Davids Residential Care Home provides residential care in Great Yarmouth for older people, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. We should be plain about our most recent overall...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Aldeburgh House · 66 Seaview Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8BX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Aldeburgh House is a residential care home in Colchester supporting adults with a learning disability or autism alongside older people who need residential care. It is a home rather than a placement, and the household is arranged around...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kingsclere Court · 14 Fairview Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0NY
Care home · Run by Netto Care Limited
Kingsclere Court is a care home in Westcliff on Sea. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, and we support people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Aliwal Manor Care Home · Turners Lane, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1EH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Aliwal Healthcare Limited
Aliwal Manor Care Home is a care home in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. In a small town, a care home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Ambassador House · 31 Lansdowne Road, Luton, Luton, LU3 1EE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by BC&G Care Homes Limited
Ambassador House is a residential care home in Luton providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Mill Road House · 305 Mill Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5FZ
Care home · Run by Care Givers Limited
Mill Road House is a residential care home in Colchester supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, and people with loss of sight or hearing. Most of the people living here are younger adults. Where somebody has sensory...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Dalmeny House · 2 The Boulevard, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8LH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dalmeny House Limited
Dalmeny House is a residential care home in Sheringham, Norfolk, providing a home for younger adults and for people living with mental health conditions. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. We are not a large institution...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hillview Care Home · 17 Collett Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7LY
Care home · Run by B & M Investments Limited
Hillview Care Home is a care home in Ware, Hertfordshire. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Alderton House · 5 Wellington Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1PN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Alderton House is a residential care home in Ely, Cambridgeshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Most of the people living here are younger adults, and for most of them this is a settled long term home....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Paxton Hall Care Home · Rampley Lane, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 6NY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Paxton Hall Care Ltd
Paxton Hall Care Home is a residential care home in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, providing a home for older people, for younger adults, for people living with dementia, and for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Having...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Beauchamp House · Proctor Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 6HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norse Care (Services) Limited
We are a residential care home in Norwich, providing a home for older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia. We try to run the place so that it belongs to the people who live in it. Residents have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Springfield Residential Home · 63 The Causeway, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9NY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Orchid Care Homes Limited
Springfield Residential Home is in March, Cambridgeshire, providing a permanent home for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own. We try to run the place as a household, with the ordinary rhythms of meals, company, fresh...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Newgrange Residential Home · Cadmore Lane, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9JX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Newgrange of Cheshunt Limited
We are a residential care home in Waltham Cross, providing a home for older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia. Our aim is an unhurried house. A good deal of care is spoiled...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cavell Court · 140 Dragonfly Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7SW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Cavell Court is a residential care home in Norwich providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need help with everyday life. We support people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Priory Lodge · 62 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2QE
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mr David Krishnalall Jangali
Priory Lodge is a residential care home in Colchester supporting younger adults and people living with mental health conditions. We should be open about our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission, which is requires...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Marmora Care Home · 4-6 Penfold Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, CO15 1JN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Marmora Limited
We at Marmora Care Home offer warm, dedicated residential care in the coastal town of Clacton On Sea, Essex. As a trusted residential care home specialising in support for older people, including those living with dementia, we provide a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Grange · Fallow Drive, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3RP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Country Court Care Homes 14 Limited
The Grange provides residential care in Saffron Walden for older people, including people living with dementia, and we also take planned respite stays. Most of what makes a care home a good place to live is undramatic. Getting up when you...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Puttenhoe · 180 Putnoe Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 8HQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bedford Borough Council
Puttenhoe provides residential care in Bedford for older people, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. We also take planned respite stays. We try to make this feel like a home rather than somewhere...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Phoebe House · 52 Rectory Road, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5JU
Care home · Run by J Moor
Phoebe House provides residential care in Harwich for older people and younger adults, including people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also support people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
Milton House · 58 Avenue Road, Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7PJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Strathmore Care
Milton House is a residential care home in Westcliff On Sea providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Limes · 16a Drayton Wood Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5BY
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by MAPS Properties Limited
The Limes is a residential care home in Norwich, Norfolk, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We try to keep the atmosphere domestic rather than institutional, because that is what most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Belfry Residential Home · The Belfry, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cloverform Limited
The Belfry Residential Home is in Billericay, Essex, caring for older people. We do one thing and we try to do it properly. Residential care for older people who can no longer manage at home, in a house where the day belongs to the people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Uvedale Hall Residential Home · Coddenham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8AX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Healthcare Homes Group Limited
Uvedale Hall Residential Home is in Ipswich, Suffolk, providing a settled home for older people who have reached the point where living alone has become difficult. We are deliberately straightforward about what we are. This is not a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Aveley House · 6 Park Lane, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 4UD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Meadowview Care Limited
Aveley House is a residential care home in South Ockendon supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We are a household rather than an institution, and the people who live here have a real say in how their own home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Chrislyn House · Flatmead Limited, Clacton On Sea, Essex, CO15 1NX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Flatmead Limited
Chrislyn House is a residential care home in Clacton on Sea supporting a broad mix of people. We care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
Carrington House · Carrington House, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 3HQ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Carrington House Ltd
Carrington House is a residential care home in Leighton Buzzard, caring for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own, and supporting people living with a physical disability and younger adults. We aim for the feel of a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fitzwilliam House Care Home · Rooks Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8QZ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Fitzwilliam Healthcare Limited
Fitzwilliam House Care Home is a care home in Cambridge. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Lansglade House · 14 Lansdowne Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lansglade Homes Limited
Lansglade House is a residential care home in Bedford. We are home to older people and to younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. The care we give is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kimberley Grace Care Home · 15-17 Grosvenor Road, Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 8EP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr Muhammed Mobeen Mian Imtiaz
Kimberley Grace Care Home is in Westcliff on Sea, Essex. We provide residential care for older people and for younger adults who need support with everyday life, and caring for people living with dementia is a large part of what we do. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Merle Boddy House · 55 Norwich Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3AX
Care home · CQC Inadequate · Run by Mid-Norfolk Mencap
Merle Boddy House is a residential care home in Dereham supporting older people, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. Our approach does not change from one person to the next. We take time to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Corton House · City Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3AP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Corton House & Brewster Court
Corton House is a residential care home in Norwich providing care for older people, including people living with dementia. We offer both permanent places and shorter respite stays. We would rather be upfront about our most recent overall...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Laurel Lodge Care Home · 19 Ipswich Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2LN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Black Swan International Limited
Laurel Lodge Care Home is in Norwich, providing residential care for older people who can no longer manage comfortably on their own, and supporting younger adults who need residential care. We aim for the feel of a household rather than an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lodge Residential Home · 5 Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4JJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Woodbridge Lodge Limited
Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home is in Woodbridge, providing residential care for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own, and supporting younger adults who need residential care. We aim for the feel of a household...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Millpool · 4 Stockyard Close, Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 9FG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Alison Messenger
Millpool is a residential care home in Harleston, Norfolk, for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. It is a house, and we try to run it like one. The people who live here have a genuine say in the ordinary things, from what...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Treetops · 353 Chambersbury Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8LW
Care home · Run by London Paramount Care Ltd
Treetops is a residential care home in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, supporting adults living with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults moving into adult services for the first time. That transition is a big one and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lily House · Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1SD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Eastern Healthcare Ltd
Lily House is a residential care home in Ely, caring for older people who can no longer manage safely at home. We keep the feel of a household rather than an institution, with people keeping their own routines, their own belongings and a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Mulberry Court · 105 Watermead Road, Luton, Luton, LU3 2TF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Runwood Homes Limited
Mulberry Court is a residential care home in Luton for older people, including those living with dementia, residents with a physical disability and people living with sight or hearing loss. We also support some younger adults whose needs...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
La Marsh · 9 Crowlands, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8TE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited
La Marsh is a residential care home in Cambridge supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people living with a physical disability. We are a house rather than a unit, and the people who live here have a real say in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
The Star Nursing Home · 56-64 Star Road, Peterborough, Peterborough, PE1 5HT
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by The Star Nursing Home
The Star Nursing Home is in Peterborough. We provide both residential and nursing care, which means we can look after people who mainly need help with daily life and people whose health needs call for a registered nurse on duty at any...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Kay Hitch Way · 4 Kay Hitch Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9YR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Kay Hitch Way is a residential care home near Cambridge supporting a broad mix of people. We care for older people and we also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
Brenalwood Care Home · Hall Lane, Walton On The Naze, Essex, CO14 8HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Regal Care Trading Ltd
Brenalwood Care Home is in Walton on the Naze, and we provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take planned...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Windmill House · Browick Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0QW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Runwood Homes Limited
Windmill House is a residential care home in Wymondham. We care for older people who need support with daily living, including those living with dementia, those with a physical disability and those whose sight or hearing is impaired. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
HoneySuckle Lodge · Stonehouse Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 6EZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Allcare Community Support Limited
HoneySuckle Lodge is a residential care home in Norwich supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and older people who need help with daily life. Many of those who live here are younger adults, and the house is run with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Blamster's Farm · Mount Hill, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1LR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by TLC CARE HOMES BLAMSTERS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
Blamster's Farm is a residential care home at Halstead supporting adults who have a learning disability and adults who are autistic. We are a household rather than an institution, and the people who live here have a genuine say in how it...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Avalon · Spring Lane, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9QD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Maison Care Ltd
Avalon is a residential care home in Colchester supporting younger adults, including people who have a learning disability, autistic people, people with a physical disability and people whose sight or hearing is impaired. Support here is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hill House · Station Road, Diss, Norfolk, IP21 4QT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Partnerships in Care Limited
Hill House is a residential care home in Diss, Norfolk, for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We are a house rather than an institution, and being small is the point. Staff get to know the people they support properly,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
St Edmunds · Surrogate Street, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norse Care (Services) Limited
St Edmunds is a residential care home in Attleborough, caring for older people who need support with everyday life. What we offer is help with the ordinary business of the day, given without fuss: assistance to wash and dress, medication...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Wensum Way · 31 Wensum Way, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8NZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by FitzRoy Support
Wensum Way is a residential care home in Fakenham, Norfolk. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care