The Westcliff Care Home

Care home in Felixstowe, Suffolk

Operated by Hazelwood Care

CQC Good33 beds
NeighbourhoodPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
Address51 Leopold Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7NR
Beds33

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About

The Westcliff Care Home is a 33-bed care facility in Felixstowe, Suffolk, run by Hazelwood Care Ltd. It provides residential care for older people, including those living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The home is centrally positioned in the town, close to local shops, amenities and services.

The Care Quality Commission rated The Westcliff Care Home as Good overall in 2023, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 4 January 2023 · Last inspected 12 December 2022

Inspectors found that people at this residential home for older people and people living with dementia were supported to make their own choices, with care delivered in the least restrictive way. The home was described as clean and hygienic, with improved care plans, risk assessments, medicines handling, recruitment, staff training, health care access and food and drink monitoring. Staff were said to be available when needed, though the report recommends reviewing night-time staffing levels.

Strengths noted
  • Care plans and risk assessments were improved, guiding staff to reduce risks to people's safety and wellbeing
  • The home was found to be clean and hygienic, with infection control procedures improved
  • Medicines were given safely, and staff were recruited and trained in line with the provider's policies
  • People had access to health care professionals, enough food and drink, and monitoring of their dietary needs
Areas to improve
  • Night-time staffing levels should be reviewed alongside people's needs to reduce risks

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.

What's nearby

GP surgery0 m
A&E: Ipswich Hospital9.3 miles
Pub or bar150 m
  • 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

  • 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:

Violent crime40%
Burglary10%
Shoplifting10%
Anti-social behaviour9%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Suffolk pays care homes.
YearCouncil 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

The Westcliff Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Ipswich Hospital, 9.3 miles away. The local GP practice is HOWARD HOUSE SURGERY, 0 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Ipswich Hospital · 9.3 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
HOWARD HOUSE SURGERY · 0 mi

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.

Charity

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…

0.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1160222)
Charity

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…

0.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1098025)
Charity

Age Concern Harwich and District

We provide social activities to include coffee mornings and lunch club Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly.

6.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1084299)
Charity

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…

7.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1151275)

Part of Hazelwood Care

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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