Woody Point

Station Road, Brampton, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8EF

01502575735

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

1 August 2023

Provider

Amber Care (East Anglia) Ltd

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodJun 2015
GoodSept 2017
GoodApr 2020
Requires ImprovementAug 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2023.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Amber Care (East Anglia) Ltd, which runs 4 care homes in England: 3 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Woody Point

Woody Point is a residential care home in Suffolk providing personal care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental and physical healthcare needs. Details of the most recent CQC findings are set out below.

Woody Point is a residential care home providing personal care to six adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental and physical healthcare needs. During inspection, inspectors found the service was not fully meeting best practice guidance for supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people. The home did not consistently provide a secure, clean, well-maintained environment that met residents' physical and sensory needs, and inspectors identified risks that had not been fully assessed or mitigated against, putting people at risk of harm.

While staffing numbers were adequate, the service experienced challenges with personnel retention and recruitment that affected continuity of care and disrupted some residents' routines. The registered manager had been working care shifts to maintain safe staffing levels rather than overseeing the service's overall operation.

Source: CQC inspection report, 23 August 2023

Specialist Care

Learning disabilities

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.

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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: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NR34 8EF

Registered care categories

Learning disabilities.

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 23 August 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 1 August 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 16 April 2020: Good
ResponsivePublished 16 April 2020: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Woody Point'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 Woody Point, 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 Woody Point, 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 Woody Point'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