Barry and Hilary Gibbs first opened Chilton Court Residential Home, in Stowmarket, in May 1985.  Barry had experience in both Civil Engineering and business, and Hilary was trained as a nurse and had previous catering experience. Their two boys, Simon and Ben were 12 and 10 and we lived in the home as a family.  The ethos of the home was and always has been to give the residents a caring environment where they could fulfill their wishes to live as independent and fulfilled life as possible.

Hilary managed the home for 20 years and Barry ran the business side of things and was instrumental in extending and improving the home. We started Woodfield Court in 1995 with the same principles. Over the years, we have extended and improved the buildings to give the residents more comfort and facilities. The company, which is wholly owned by the Gibbs family, is the only independent family-run care home Stowmarket. Simon has worked in business for 20 years and now runs the two homes along with his wife Nicola.