SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Asterbury Place is a 80-bed nursing home in Ipswich, Suffolk, run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Suffolk are smaller: the median there is 36 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2019, is Outstanding overall. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and caring as Good. Before that, in July 2016, it was rated Good. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 32% of ratings in Suffolk are as old (how rating age varies by council).
In Suffolk, 81% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Suffolk. Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 106 care homes, and 97 of the 102 rated are Good or Outstanding. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding.
