You can read Suffolk County Council's statement on our website.
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You can read Suffolk County Council's statement on our website.
Residential care homes provide care and support to people who can no longer live in their own home.
They can:
Nursing homes provide:
Supported accommodation is usually short or medium-term accommodation with either on-site or visiting staff to support you to maintain your accommodation.
The level of support provided varies between services and is tailored to individual needs.
Care homes and supported accommodation can be paid for by privately by you and your family.
If you meet the national eligibility criteria, they may be paid for by Suffolk County Council. A financial assessment will be required to work out how much, if anything, you will have to contribute towards this cost yourself.
Find out more about how paying for care works.
You can search for care homes by using the directory on our Suffolk InfoLink website.
Suffolk InfoLink has information about all the care homes in Suffolk. This includes each care home's rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), who check standards in care homes.