Learning disability care homes in East Suffolk

A 13-bed residential home in Lowestoft, Amber Lodge supports people with learning disabilities to develop daily living skills and greater independence. Its registered scope includes older people, younger adults and learning disabilities. Support can include attending day services, reaching health appointments and keeping in touch with family.

Care planning is tailored to each person’s requirements, with support focused on personal growth,…

An eight-bed specialist residential home, Fairways supports adults with learning disabilities, associated complex needs and behaviours that may challenge. The small setting is intended for people who need structured assistance within a residential environment centred on individual circumstances.

Fairways forms part of Cygnet Health Care, whose social-care services include support for learning disabilities and autism.

John Turner House provides short-break accommodation in Lowestoft for adults and young people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. The service gives families and carers respite while offering guests a supported stay near the seaside and local community facilities.

The refurbished accommodation includes eight individually designed bedrooms, each with a television, en-suite bathroom and Wi-Fi.

Re-Create Freedom provides therapeutic work-based activities and short planned breaks for people with learning disabilities and autism. Its day services develop practical and social skills through craft-oriented work, printing, customer service and other structured tasks.

Attendees aged 16 to 65 can access personalised group or one-to-one support, with progress recorded through workbooks, reviews and certificates.

The Laurels supports older people, younger adults and people with learning disabilities through residential care and specialist services. Care is shaped around residents’ interests, routines and life histories, with activities, trips and visiting entertainers forming part of daily life.

Staff are on duty around the clock and bedrooms have nurse call bells. External professionals, including district nurses and GPs, visit regularly, alongside other…

Broads View combines residential care with private living space for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs, including people who may experience behaviours of concern. The home supports residents who may have faced placement breakdowns, long hospital stays or restrictive care environments.

Its six self-contained flats provide private space alongside communal areas that residents can use as much or as little as they wish.

Cypress House provides residential support for adults with learning disabilities and additional complex needs. Kingsley Specialist Services builds support around each person’s communication, health needs and aspirations, with independence and community participation forming part of the wider approach.

Staff support people who experience behaviours of concern through Positive Behaviour Support, trained teams and specialist guidance.