Bellstone Residential Care Limited
Residential care home in Felixstowe, Suffolk
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- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Bellstone Residential Care Limited is a residential care home in Felixstowe, East Suffolk, with 22 registered beds. It was founded in 1978 and is run by its present owners as a family business. The home provides residential care for older people and aims to help them stay as independent as possible, with care tailored to each resident's health needs. Its building sits close to the seafront in the Suffolk town, giving residents a quiet place to relax.
The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall, and it received Good ratings across all five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The home's report was published in 2018. The home also maintains a comprehensive policies and procedures manual, which it reviews and revises on an ongoing basis.
Care provided
Facilities
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Ambulance station about 600 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
86 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Suffolk council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £989 |
| 2025 | £1,064 |
What Suffolk council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Bellstone Residential Care Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Ipswich Hospital, 9.2 miles away. The local GP practice is HOWARD HOUSE SURGERY, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Felixstowe
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Felixstowe Old Peoples Welfare Association
The relief of the elderly, being those aged 60 or over, in Felixstowe and the surrounding district by providing facilities which meet their needs and improve their well-being in particular by…
Felixstowe Area Community Transport Limited
FACTS Operates a number of wheelchair accessible vehicles. It is structured to provide various transport services for the benefit of those in Felixstowe and the greater Felixstowe peninsular that…
Age Concern Harwich and District
We provide social activities to include coffee mornings and lunch club Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly.
Rotary Club of Woodbridge Deben
We contribute to National; International and local charities in the community .Our largest local donation was to contribute to purchase a wheelchair for a local teenager and award Dictionary 4Life…
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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