Magdalen House Care Home
Care home in Ipswich, Suffolk
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- Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Magdalen House Care Home is a 55-bed care home in Ipswich, Suffolk. It is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with ratings of Good across Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive. The home's Well-led domain is rated Requires Improvement. This rating was published in 2023.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 22 June 2023 · Last inspected 18 May 2023
Inspectors found a friendly, welcoming home where people and relatives generally said they felt safe, had their needs met and were treated with respect. Staffing has improved, with fewer vacancies and less reliance on agency workers, and the home was seen to be clean with good infection control. Leadership has been less settled since a change of provider and several management changes, which the report links to inconsistent communication and concerns not always being acted on.
- People and relatives gave positive feedback about their safety, their needs being met and being treated with dignity.
- Staffing levels are sufficient for people's needs, vacancies and agency use have fallen, and new staff were recruited safely.
- Medicines are managed safely, health risks are monitored, and the home was visibly clean with good infection control.
- Management was open about shortfalls and engaged positively with the inspection, and relatives can visit when they choose.
- The home has not been consistently well led since the change of provider and management, and feedback raised inconsistent communication, laundry, cleanliness, staff approach and concerns not being acted on.
- Staff morale is mixed, with staff citing too many changes at once and inconsistent messages from management.
- The provider's improvement action plan is recent, so its effectiveness cannot yet be judged, and the changes need to be sustained and embedded.
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 700 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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
601 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
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £989 |
| 2025 | £1,064 |
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Local health safety net
Magdalen House Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 9.5 miles away. The local GP practice is HADLEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, 0.1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Ipswich
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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