Home care agency

Christies Care Ltd

Home care agency in Saxmundham, Suffolk

Christies Care Ltd

Home care agency in Saxmundham, Suffolk

Operated by Christies Care

CQC Outstanding
NeighbourhoodPeaceful Neighbourhood
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  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
AddressRose House, Street Farm Road, Saxmundham, IP17 1AL

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About

Christies Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Saxmundham, Suffolk. It delivers care and support to people in their own homes, working with older people aged 65 and over, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, or substance misuse support requirements.

The agency was rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in 2019. It was marked as Good for safety and caring, and Outstanding for effectiveness, responsiveness, and leadership.

What inspectors found

CQC: Outstanding

Report published 24 December 2019 · Last inspected 22 August 2019

Inspectors rated this live-in domiciliary care service outstanding overall, with the same rating as at its previous inspection. The service supports 190 people in their own homes, and the report describes staff who work in set blocks with individuals, with care planned around each person's preferences and goals. It also describes a management team that monitors quality, learns from audits and aims to keep people as independent and connected to their community as possible.

Strengths noted
  • Support is planned with each person, and staff regularly go beyond what is expected to meet individual needs and preferences.
  • Staff receive an extended face-to-face induction and ongoing training, and the report describes them as caring and committed.
  • People are encouraged to take part in their community and to make their own choices, with care co-ordinators matching people and staff by shared interests.
  • Medicines are managed safely, and recruitment procedures are in place to help ensure suitable staff are employed.

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Specialist care

Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Substance misuse
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
Hospital16.7 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkLimited
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysSparse

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Christies Care Ltd will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Christies Care Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Ipswich Hospital, 16.7 miles away. The local GP practice is SAXMUNDHAM HEALTH CENTRE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Ipswich Hospital · 16.7 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
SAXMUNDHAM HEALTH CENTRE · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

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Christies Care Ltd is one of 3 services run by Christies Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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