Catchpole Court in Sudbury purchased by Kingsley Healthcare

Catchpole Court Nursing Home, in Walnut Tree Lane in the town, has been purchased by Kingsley Healthcare, which now owns 36 care homes all over the country, including Hadleigh Nursing Home and Woodbridge Lodge Care Home elsewhere in Suffolk.

The company has also just taken on St Mary’s Care Home, near Norwich, in Norfolk, and both this home and Catchpole Court have added about 100 beds to the Kingsley portfolio.

Catchpole Court Nursing Home in Sudbury (Image: Google maps)

Debbie McGovern, Kingsley’s co-chief operating officer, said: “We are excited to be taking over these great care homes that are highly regarded in their local communities.

"Our intention is to invest in people and product to further enhance our service offer.”

Daya Thayan, chief executive of Kingsley, which acquired its first care home in Lowestoft in 1999, said: “These latest acquisitions comes as we enter our 25th anniversary year.

"It marks the beginning of an exciting period of rapid expansion for the group.

Kingsley’s regional operations director Georgina Johnston pictured with Catchpole Court’s home manager Jean-Claude Bays, deputy manager Sarah Tilley and administrator Debbie Gawne (Image: Kingsley Healthcare)

“In the course of 2024, we will be opening four luxury new-builds, including state-of-the-art large nursing homes in Holt, north Norfolk and Olney, Buckinghamshire, as well as boutique care homes offering the highest level of comfort and top class facilities in Bedford and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

"In addition, we have also acquired a further site in Suffolk for specialist services.”

Catchpole Court, which was rated 'good' by the watchdog the Care Quality Commission in September 2021, offers nursing, dementia, residential and respite care in a spacious setting. 

Other homes owned by Kingsley in Suffolk include Allonsfield House Care Home in Campsea Ashe, Kirkley Manor Nursing Home, Spring Lodge Care Home in Wolverstone and Yaxley House Care Home.