Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home

5 Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4JJ

01394380289

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

27 April 2022

Provider

Woodbridge Lodge Limited

Beds

32 beds

About Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home

Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home sits in the charming county of Suffolk, offering older people a warm and familiar place to call home. The team there understands how much it means to families to find somewhere that feels genuinely caring, not just a place to stay, and that sense of personal attention runs through everything they do. For those exploring residential care options in Suffolk, Woodbridge Lodge aims to provide comfort and reassurance every step of the way.

Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home provides personal care to up to 32 older people, some living with dementia, across three floors of an adapted building. At inspection, 28 people were using the service. Following the registered manager's recent retirement, the provider's operations management team was overseeing the home while recruiting a replacement.

The service was working with stakeholders on improvements and had developed an action plan, though not all planned enhancements had been fully implemented or embedded in daily practice at the time of inspection.

Source: CQC inspection report, 1 June 2022

Specialist Care

Older peopleYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

GardenEn-suite RoomsParkingLiftWheelchair AccessiblePets AllowedDining RoomCommunal Lounge

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

Woodbridge Lodge offers landscaped gardens, lounges, a conservatory, lift access and on-site parking.

Published on the provider's website, checked 2 October 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 32 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · IP12 4JJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 1 June 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 27 April 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 12 December 2019: Good
CaringPublished 12 December 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 12 December 2019: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Woodbridge Lodge Residential Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees