Care Homes in Essex 316 care homes · 249 rated Good by CQC

• 4 Outstanding
• 245 Good
• 44 Requires improvement
• 4 Inadequate
• 19 Not yet rated

Something at home has usually stopped working safely before a family begins looking at care homes in Essex, and the search rarely arrives with much warning or much spare time. Essex County Council holds responsibility for the care needs assessment that sets out what support a person requires, and for the financial assessment that follows it, which determines how much of the weekly fee falls to public funds and how much to the family. Three hundred and eleven registered providers are listed on this page, all of them residential care homes, and the ratings attached to them cover the whole scale the Care Quality Commission uses. Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, and Inadequate all appear here, together with homes registered too recently for an inspection to have taken place. That variation is exactly why the profile pages matter. Open the homes that fit your area and your budget, read the inspection report that produced the rating, and let its detail guide what you ask when you first walk through the door.

All 316 care homes in Essex

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   Umika Lodge Care Home Care home in Canvey Island · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Venables Close, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 7SB

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Feb 2025

   Run by

   Umika Trading Ltd

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   We are Umika Lodge, a residential care home on Canvey Island. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, and people with a visual or hearing impairment. We offer residential care rather than nursing care, and we make that clear to families from the outset so that nobody moves somewhere unable to meet their needs. Within that, we help with washing, dressing and moving about safely, support people with medication, provide proper meals and make sure nobody is left alone all day unless they prefer it. The home is run around the people in it. Nobody is woken to fit a rota, mealtimes bend around the person, and how the day is spent is a matter for the individual. Some want company from breakfast onwards and some want their own room and their own quiet. Dementia care here depends on knowing the person. We learn about the work somebody did, the family they raised and the routines that steady them, and we use that rather than correcting them about the present. Families are kept properly informed and are welcome to visit whenever suits them. We would always rather ring early about a small worry. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent CQC overall rating is good. Please get in touch to arrange a visit.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Physical Disability
   • Visual / Hearing Impairment
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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2. Dudbrook House Care home in Brentwood · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Dudbrook Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 5TQ

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Dec 2023

   Run by

   St. Michael's Homes Limited

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Dudbrook House is a residential care home in Brentwood, Essex, for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults whose needs are suited to a home like ours. We are not a nursing home, so our strength is in personal care, good daily routines and knowing the people who live here well. We help with washing and dressing, medication, meals and the parts of the day that have become difficult, and we do it in a way that leaves people as much control as possible. Residents choose when they get up, where they sit, what they watch and whether they want to join in with what is going on. For residents living with dementia we keep the home familiar and the staff consistent, and we take the time to work out what is behind a change in mood rather than treating it as a symptom to be managed. Families know their relative best, and what they tell us shapes the plan. Respite stays are available, whether that is a break for a family carer, a chance to get strength back after illness, or a way of seeing whether this kind of home suits somebody before any permanent decision is made. You are welcome to visit, look round properly and talk to the staff and residents. Ask us anything you like. Please ring to arrange a convenient time.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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3. HF Trust - Pound Lane Care home in Bishops Stortford · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Bradbury Resource Centre, Bishops Stortford, Essex CM22 6HP

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Jun 2025

   Run by

   HF Trust Limited

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   HF Trust at Pound Lane is a residential care home near Bishops Stortford supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults and some older residents. It is a house on an ordinary road and we aim to run it as a home, not a unit, with the people who live here having a genuine say in how things are done. Support is worked out individually. Some people need help through most of the day, including personal care; others need very little of that but rely on us for structure, encouragement and staff who understand how they communicate. We take our time at the start, listen to the people who know a person best, and adjust as we learn. Life here involves the ordinary business of a household: cooking and shopping, keeping your own room how you like it, deciding what to do at the weekend and getting out into the local area. We help where help is needed and stand back where it is not, which is often the harder discipline. Our staff are trained in communication and in supporting somebody who is distressed, and we keep the team settled so people are not always meeting new faces. Respite stays are available, giving family carers a break and the person a proper stay rather than a stopgap. Please contact us if you would like to look round.

   • Older Person Care
   • Learning Disability / Autism
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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4. Silvanna Court Care home in Wickford · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   84 Runwell Road, Wickford, Essex SS11 7HR

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Mar 2025

   Run by

   Runwood Homes Limited

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Silvanna Court is a residential care home in Wickford, Essex. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing loss. We support younger adults too, and we offer respite stays. We measure ourselves on the ordinary: warm rooms, food worth finishing, prompt help, and the sense that somebody in the building knows you properly. We sort communication out properly rather than making do. If a person cannot follow us easily, nothing else we do will land as intended. For residents with physical disabilities we plan the practical side around what somebody can still manage themselves rather than what is quickest for us. For those living with dementia we protect the routine and ask families for the history that makes a person make sense to us. Residents have a say in how the place runs, and not only in theory. Where we cannot do what has been asked for, we explain why rather than letting it drift. The Care Quality Commission rates us good overall. We would rather be known locally for being straight with families.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Physical Disability
   • Visual / Hearing Impairment
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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5. Hollymede Cottage Care home in Wickford · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   61-63 Church End Lane, Wickford, Essex SS11 7DP

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Apr 2018 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Hollymede Cottage Limited

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   We are Hollymede Cottage, a residential care home in Wickford caring for older people, including many who are living with dementia. We have tried to keep the feel of a house rather than an institution. People bring their own furniture and pictures, come down when they wake rather than when a rota says so, and spend their days as they please. Some like the sitting room and the conversation that goes with it, others prefer their own room with the radio on, and neither choice needs explaining. Dementia care takes patience and it takes knowing the person. We spend time learning about the work somebody did, the family they raised, the music they grew up with and the routines that settle them. We do not argue about what year it is or where a person believes they are going. We meet people where they are and find something good to do together. The staff here know residents properly, which is how you notice that somebody is quieter than usual or eating less before it becomes serious. We keep families informed and would far rather ring early about a small worry. Visitors are welcome whenever suits them. We work with GPs, district nurses and social workers, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. Our most recent CQC overall rating is good. Please get in touch to arrange a look round.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Respite Care

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6. Maitland House Care home in Clacton On Sea · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   33 Church Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 6AX

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Feb 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Black Swan International Limited

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   We are Maitland House, a residential care home in Clacton on Sea supporting older people and younger adults. What we offer is residential care done properly rather than anything more elaborate. Help with washing, dressing and moving about safely. Support with medication. Meals worth sitting down to. Warm rooms, and company for those who want it. We are not a nursing home and we are clear with families about that, because the worst outcome for anybody is moving somewhere that cannot meet their needs. The home is run around the people living in it. Nobody is woken to suit a rota. Breakfast happens when somebody comes down rather than at a fixed hour. Some residents like the lounge and the conversation that fills it, others would rather keep to their own room and their own quiet, and neither choice needs defending. Our staff stay long enough to know people properly, which is how you notice that somebody is quieter than usual or off their food before it becomes something serious. We keep families in the picture and would far rather make an early call about a small worry. Visitors are welcome whenever suits them. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent CQC overall rating is good. Please contact us if you would like to look round.

   • Older Person Care
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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7. Maldon Lodge Care home in Colchester

   123 Maldon Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3AX

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Not yet rated

   Run by

   New Directions Flexible Social Care Solutions Ltd

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   Maldon Lodge is a residential care home in Colchester, Essex. We support older people who need help with daily life and adults with mental health needs, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays for people who need residential care for a short period. Bringing together people at different stages of life and with different needs works because we plan with each person individually. Somebody rebuilding after a difficult period needs something quite different from an older resident who can no longer manage alone, and both should be able to live here on their own terms. Everyone decides their own basics. When to get up, what to eat, whether they want company or their own room and their own company. Personal care, where it is needed, is given quietly and at the person's own pace, and rooms are furnished with people's own belongings. Where someone has mental health needs, we agree in advance what a difficult patch looks like for them and what they would like us to do about it, so nobody is improvising at the worst moment. We would far rather step in early and lightly than late and heavily. Health needs are managed alongside local GPs and community teams. We do not yet hold an overall rating from the Care Quality Commission. We are registered with them and work to their standards. Please come and visit us in Colchester.

   • Older Person Care
   • Mental Health
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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8. Little Oaks Care home in Witham · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Braxted Road, Witham, Essex CM8 3JY

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Nov 2021 over 4 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Autumn Care Homes Ltd

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   We are Little Oaks, a residential care home in Witham, Essex. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people living with a mental health condition, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. The people we support often have needs that overlap in ways the usual categories miss. Somebody may have a learning disability and be managing a mental health condition as well, and support that addresses only one of those will not hold up. So we plan around the person and take the time to find out what genuinely helps on a good day and on a difficult one. Predictability and consistency do most of the work. Knowing what is happening, when and with whom, and finding that it turns out to be correct. Familiar staff. A routine somebody can rely on and that we protect rather than ask them to be flexible about. Choice runs through the day as far as it can, and where a decision needs support we support it rather than taking it over. Families and advocates are involved as much as the person wants. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good.

   • Older Person Care
   • Learning Disability / Autism
   • Mental Health
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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9. Down Hall Residential Home Care home in Southminster · Rated Good by CQC

   CQC: good

   Downhall Road, Southminster, Essex CM0 7QP

   Weekly fees

   £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

   Nursing on site

   No, residential

   Short stays

   Yes, respite

   CQC rated

   Apr 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed

   Run by

   Down Hall Care Limited

   Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

   • Care Home

   We are Down Hall Residential Home in Southminster, Essex. We support older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people managing a mental health condition, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment, and we offer respite stays. A home with that mix of people in it cannot run on one routine, and we do not try to make it. What works instead is knowing each person well enough that their day makes sense to them. The skill is holding all of it together without anybody's needs being quietly traded away for somebody else's. Where dementia and a sensory impairment occur together, we check the simple explanation first. A hearing aid that is not working accounts for a great deal that would otherwise be recorded as confusion. Where a mental health condition is part of the picture, the same principles apply: consistency, staff who do not take a difficult day personally, and a routine that is there to lean on rather than to enforce. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good.

   • Older Person Care
   • Dementia Care
   • Mental Health
   • Physical Disability
   • Visual / Hearing Impairment
   • Younger Adults
   • Respite Care

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    Rose Belle Care home in Witham

    37 Cross Road, Witham, Essex CM8 2NA

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2021 over 5 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    AGL Care Ltd

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    We are Rose Belle, a residential care home in Witham, Essex. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing a mental health condition, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment, and we offer respite stays. A home with that mix of people in it cannot run on one routine, and we do not try to make it. What works instead is knowing each person well enough that their day makes sense to them. The skill is holding all of it together without anybody's needs being quietly traded away for somebody else's. Communication is where we start with every new resident. How does this person make themselves understood, and how do we make ourselves understood to them. We settle that early, use it consistently, and check that it is working rather than assuming. Predictability does much of the rest, together with familiar staff and routines we protect rather than ask people to be flexible about. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission and do not currently hold an overall rating.

    • Older Person Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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11. Peldon Campus Care home in Colchester · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Church Road, Colchester, Essex CO5 7PT

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Apr 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Autism Anglia

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Peldon Campus is a residential care home near Colchester, Essex, for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Support here is agreed with each person and built around them. Some need help with personal care and health needs. Others mainly want somebody alongside them so that a demanding world becomes manageable, and support to do things for themselves rather than have them done. We expect people to take on more over time rather than settle into being looked after. For autistic residents especially, predictability does most of the work. Routines that hold, clear information, honest notice before anything changes and genuine choice prevent far more distress than any reaction after the event. Where somebody is having a hard time, we look first at what is being asked of them rather than treating the person as the difficulty. People choose how their rooms look, what they eat and how they spend their time, and we support them to keep up with family, friends and whatever they were doing before they moved in. Being out in the Essex countryside means space and quiet, which suits a good many of the people we support, and we make a point of getting out into the wider area regularly. Respite stays are available. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please contact us to arrange a visit.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Respite Care

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12. Falcon House Residential Home Care home in Bishops Stortford · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    George Green, Bishops Stortford, Essex CM22 7PP

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Feb 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Falcon House Care Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    We are Falcon House Residential Home in Bishops Stortford. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also offer respite stays. A home of our size has an advantage that is easy to overlook, which is that staff genuinely know everybody who lives here. Not just the care plan but the preferences, the history and the small things that make a difference to somebody's day. That knowledge is what good care is actually built on and it is very hard to substitute for. Dementia shapes much of our work. We have found that correcting somebody's account of things achieves nothing, and that knowing who a person has been tells us far more than any list of symptoms. Distress nearly always has a cause, and it is more often practical than people expect. For health needs beyond our registration we work with district nurses and GPs rather than stretching to cover something we should not. Respite guests are assessed and welcomed exactly as permanent residents are. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Respite Care

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13. Ashlyn Care Home Care home in Harlow · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Vicarage Wood, Harlow, Essex CM20 3HD

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Dec 2023

    Run by

    Ashlyn Healthcare Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Ashlyn is a residential care home in Harlow, Essex. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, and respite stays are part of what we do. We try to run an ordinary household rather than a rota. People wake when they wake, eat when they are hungry, and an afternoon with nothing arranged in it is a perfectly good afternoon. There is a tendency in this sector to mistake activity for quality and we work at avoiding it. Dementia care here depends on knowing the person. We ask relatives early for the working life, the places and the music, because that information is much harder to gather later and it is what still connects when a good deal else has gone. We also pay attention to the things easy to let slide: clean spectacles, working hearing aids, a favourite cardigan coming back from the wash. Neglect shows up there first. The Care Quality Commission rates us good overall. Relatives who visit often notice what we have stopped seeing, and we would rather they told us plainly than be polite about it.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Respite Care

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    Care Consortium - Plume Avenue Care home in Colchester · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    5a Plume Avenue, Colchester, Essex CO3 4PG

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Oct 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Essex Care Consortium Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Plume Avenue in Colchester is a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autism and people managing mental health conditions. A house shared by adults of different ages and very different needs only works if difference is expected rather than merely tolerated. Our residents do not want the same day as one another. Some want company from breakfast onwards, others prefer their own company until the afternoon. Some need a great deal of practical help, others mainly a settled base and staff who know them properly. Running the place well means holding all of that at once without letting the loudest need crowd out the quietest person. We plan support with each individual and with whoever they want involved, and we adapt how we communicate to suit them, whether that means more time, fewer words, written information or simply less noise around them. Respite stays are available for short periods of support or to give a family carer a planned break. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good, and visitors are welcome.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    Brewery House Care home in Halstead · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    28 Brewery Drive, Halstead, Essex CO9 1EF

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Meadowview Care Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Brewery House is a residential care home in Halstead, Essex, for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We are a house rather than an institution, and being small is the point. Staff get to know the people they support properly, which is worth more than any written plan, and the household runs around the people living in it instead of around a rota. People have their own rooms and their own belongings, a real say in what gets cooked and what happens at the weekend, and they decide who comes to visit. Support is agreed with each person. Some need help with personal care and health needs. Others mainly want somebody alongside them so that a demanding world becomes manageable, and support to do things for themselves rather than have them done. We expect people to take on more over time rather than settle into being looked after. For autistic residents especially, predictability does most of the work. Routines that hold, clear information, honest notice before anything changes and genuine choice prevent far more distress than any reaction after the event. Where somebody is having a hard time, we look first at what is being asked of them. Respite stays are available. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please contact us to arrange a visit.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Respite Care

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16. Glengariff Residential Home Care home in Clacton On Sea · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    45 Freeland Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 1LX

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Feb 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Glengariff Company Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Glengariff Residential Home is in Clacton on Sea and we care for older people, including those living with dementia. We are not a nursing home, so what we do well is personal care, a settled daily rhythm and knowing everybody who lives here as a person rather than a set of needs. We help with washing and dressing, medication, meals and anything else that has become difficult, at the pace of the person rather than the pace of a rota. Residents decide when they get up and go to bed, where they sit, what they eat and whether they want company or a quiet afternoon on their own. For residents living with dementia we keep the surroundings familiar and the staff consistent, explain what is happening as we go and try to work out what is behind a change in mood instead of treating it as a symptom. Families usually know a person better than any assessment, and what they tell us shapes how we work. Mealtimes matter here. Food is cooked on the premises, we ask people what they actually fancy and nobody is hurried along. Being near the sea means getting out for some air is easy. Respite stays are available, whether to give a family carer a break or to help somebody regain strength after illness. You are welcome to visit and ask us anything.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Respite Care

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17. The Beeches Care home in Canvey Island · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    28 Shell beach Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 7NU

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Sep 2024

    Run by

    Kingswood Care Services Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    The Beeches is a residential care home on Canvey Island supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults building a life of their own. It is a house, run as a home, and the people who live here are involved in how it works from day to day. Support is planned one person at a time. Some residents want help with most parts of the day; others need very little practical help but rely on us for structure, encouragement and staff who understand how they communicate and what a difficult day looks like for them. We take our time over that at the start and we listen to the people who know somebody best rather than working from a file. Everyday life covers the ordinary business of a household: cooking, shopping, laundry, keeping your own room how you like it, choosing what to do at the weekend and getting out locally. We support people to do what they can for themselves, even when that takes longer than doing it for them. Our staff are trained in communication and in supporting somebody who is distressed, and we keep the team settled so people are not always adjusting to new faces. Respite stays are available and give family carers a proper break. Please get in touch if you would like to visit.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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18. Blamster's Farm Care home in Halstead · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Mount Hill, Halstead, Essex CO9 1LR

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Sep 2023 over 3 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    TLC CARE HOMES BLAMSTERS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Blamster's Farm is a residential care home at Halstead supporting adults who have a learning disability and adults who are autistic. We are a household rather than an institution, and the people who live here have a genuine say in how it runs. Support is agreed with each person and ranges from help with personal care and medication to practical assistance with cooking, budgeting, shopping and appointments, to simply having reliable people nearby while somebody gets on with work, college or seeing friends. We provide what is wanted and no more, because taking over is easy and unhelpful. For the autistic people we support, predictability does much of the work. We give notice before anything changes, we pay attention to noise, light and how busy the shared areas get and we learn how each person prefers to be given information. Where somebody becomes distressed, our first question is what caused it rather than how to manage it. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Families across Essex are welcome to visit. Please contact us.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Respite Care

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19. Avalon Care home in Colchester · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Spring Lane, Colchester, Essex CO7 9QD

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    May 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Maison Care Ltd

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Avalon is a residential care home in Colchester supporting younger adults, including people who have a learning disability, autistic people, people with a physical disability and people whose sight or hearing is impaired. Support here is agreed with each person rather than handed to them. For some it is help with personal care, medication and daily routines. For others it is practical assistance with cooking, laundry, money and appointments. For others again it is mainly about reliable people being around while they get on with work, college or their own social life. Where sight or hearing is impaired, consistency is everything. We keep belongings exactly where people expect them, we describe what we are about to do before we do it and we make sure we have actually been understood rather than assuming so. Where somebody has a physical disability we take the time that moving and transfers properly require. For the autistic people we support, notice of change, clear communication and attention to noise and busyness make the greatest difference. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please contact us to arrange a visit.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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20. Brenalwood Care Home Care home in Walton On The Naze · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Hall Lane, Walton On The Naze, Essex CO14 8HN

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Nov 2025

    Run by

    Regal Care Trading Ltd

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Brenalwood Care Home is in Walton on the Naze, and we provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take planned respite stays. We try to make this feel like a home rather than somewhere people have been placed. Residents get up when they want, spend their days as they choose, keep their own belongings about them and have visitors whenever it suits them. Our staff help with personal care, medicines, meals and all the practical business of the place, and they do it in a way that leaves people as much say as possible over their own lives. The small things are what residents notice. A familiar face on shift, tea made the way you like it, being asked rather than told, and somebody spotting that you are quieter than usual. For residents living with dementia, and for anybody with sight or hearing loss, that sort of familiarity matters far more than a busy programme of activities. Respite stays give family carers a proper rest, and they let somebody find out what we are like before making any bigger decision. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We ask residents and relatives how we are doing, and the uncomfortable answers are the useful ones.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Respite Care

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    Chrislyn House Care home in Clacton On Sea · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Flatmead Limited, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 1NX

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Jul 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Flatmead Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Chrislyn House is a residential care home in Clacton on Sea supporting a broad mix of people. We care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people living with a physical disability and people with sight or hearing loss, including younger adults. We support people living with eating disorders as well. That range works because our method stays consistent. We take time to learn how somebody communicates, what their day ought to contain and what tends to make a difficult one, and then we build support around that rather than fitting everybody into the same routine. Where a person can take on more for themselves, we make room for it instead of stepping in from habit. Life here belongs to the people who live in it. People get up when they are ready, keep their own things around them and spend their time on what genuinely interests them. Respite stays are available too, for people needing short term support and for families who need a break. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. The better test is whether people here look at ease. Visitors are welcome.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care
    • Eating Disorders

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    The Belfry Residential Home Care home in Billericay · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    The Belfry, Billericay, Essex CM11 1HX

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    May 2024

    Run by

    Cloverform Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    The Belfry Residential Home is in Billericay, Essex, caring for older people. We do one thing and we try to do it properly. Residential care for older people who can no longer manage at home, in a house where the day belongs to the people living in it. Nobody is woken to suit a rota. Meals are unhurried and worth turning up for. Help with washing and dressing is given in a way that protects a person's dignity, which in practice means asking before acting, explaining what we are doing, and leaving people to do for themselves whatever they still can. We also take seriously the parts of the day that are not care tasks at all. Company when it is wanted and solitude when it is not. Visitors welcomed at hours that suit them rather than us. Conversations that have nothing to do with anybody's health. Those things are what a person actually lives in. Respite stays are available as well as permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and visit.

    • Older Person Care
    • Respite Care

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    Marmora Care Home Care home in Clacton On Sea · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    4-6 Penfold Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 1JN

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Sep 2018 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Marmora Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    We at Marmora Care Home offer warm, dedicated residential care in the coastal town of Clacton On Sea, Essex. As a trusted residential care home specialising in support for older people, including those living with dementia, we provide a nurturing environment where every resident is treated with the dignity, respect, and kindness they deserve. Nestled within the CO postcode area, our home benefits from its position in a well established seaside community, offering residents the gentle pace and fresh coastal air that Clacton On Sea is cherished for. The setting provides a comforting and familiar atmosphere for those who have long called Essex home, as well as a welcoming environment for newcomers. Our home is designed to feel just that, a home, with communal spaces that encourage companionship and quieter areas where residents can enjoy peaceful moments of reflection. Our care is centred on the individual. For older people who require day to day support with the routines of life, we provide compassionate residential care that promotes independence whilst offering reassurance that help is always close at hand. For residents living with dementia, we take a patient and person centred approach, working to understand each person's history, preferences, and needs so that daily life feels reassuring and familiar. Families can take comfort in knowing their loved ones are cared for by a team who genuinely values connection and continuity. We also offer respite care, providing families and regular carers with valuable time to rest, recharge, or attend to other commitments, safe in the knowledge that their loved one is receiving attentive, professional support in a welcoming setting. Whether the stay is for a short period of recuperation, a planned break, or a trial before considering longer term care, we approach every respite guest with the same warmth and thoroughness as our permanent residents. Marmora Care Home is proud to hold an overall rating of Good from the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings achieved across every domain assessed, including Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. This consistent recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering care that is not only safe and effective but also genuinely compassionate and thoughtfully led. For families, this rating offers meaningful assurance that the home has been independently reviewed and found to meet the standards expected of quality care. Choosing a care home is one of the most important decisions a family can make, and we understand the weight of that choice. If you are exploring options for a loved one in Clacton On Sea or the wider Essex area, we warmly invite you to get in touch with Marmora Care Home. We would be delighted to speak with you, answer your questions, and help you feel confident about the next step in your family's care journey.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Respite Care

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24. The Grange Care home in Saffron Walden · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Fallow Drive, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 3RP

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2022 over 4 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Country Court Care Homes 14 Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    The Grange provides residential care in Saffron Walden for older people, including people living with dementia, and we also take planned respite stays. Most of what makes a care home a good place to live is undramatic. Getting up when you choose, food you actually want to eat, a familiar face on shift, and somebody noticing when you are quieter than usual. That is where our effort goes. Residents decide how their own days run, keep their own belongings around them and see visitors whenever it suits them. For residents living with dementia, familiarity does most of the work. The same faces, a recognisable shape to the day, and time to do things at the pace somebody can manage. We work with what a person can still do rather than treating a diagnosis as the whole story, and we pay attention to the signs that tell us somebody is uncomfortable or in pain when they can no longer say so directly. A calm unhurried approach prevents far more distress than it costs in time. Respite stays give family carers a proper rest and let people try us out without any longer commitment. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We ask residents and relatives regularly how we are doing, and the uncomfortable answers are the useful ones.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Respite Care

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25. Phoebe House Care home in Harwich

    52 Rectory Road, Harwich, Essex CO12 5JU

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Not yet rated

    Run by

    J Moor

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Phoebe House provides residential care in Harwich for older people and younger adults, including people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also support people with eating disorders, and we offer planned respite stays. The people who live here are adults with their own lives to lead, and our job is to make those lives possible rather than to manage them. Everybody has their own room, their own routine and a real say in how the house runs. Our staff help with personal care, medicines, meals, money and the ordinary work of a household, and we stand back wherever somebody can manage alone. The particulars are where the work lies. How a person communicates, what makes an environment tolerable, how much notice they need before something changes, and how they want to be helped with a physical disability are all things we learn from the person. For residents with mental health needs, consistency and a lack of fuss count for a great deal. Where somebody is living with an eating disorder, patience, consistency and a calm approach at mealtimes matter more than anything else we could offer. Please visit, and spend time with the people who already live here.

    • Older Person Care
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care
    • Eating Disorders

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    Priory Lodge Care home in Colchester · Rated Requires improvement by CQC

    CQC: requires improvement

    62 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 2QE

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2026

    Run by

    Mr David Krishnalall Jangali

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Priory Lodge is a residential care home in Colchester supporting younger adults and people living with mental health conditions. We should be open about our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission, which is requires improvement. We would rather raise it ourselves. We know which areas were identified, we have a plan of work under way covering staff training and supervision, our record keeping, and how people and their families are involved in decisions, and we are glad to talk through where we have got to with anyone considering us. The work of the house continues properly meanwhile. People keep their own routines as far as they can and arrange their own rooms. Support covers washing and dressing where that is needed, medication, meals, money and paperwork, and getting to appointments. A calm and predictable household does more good than any particular intervention, and we do not treat a difficult week as a failure. Short respite stays are available. Please come and see us and ask whatever you need to ask.

    • Mental Health
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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27. Tye Green Lodge Care home in Harlow · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Tye Green Village, Harlow, Essex CM18 6QY

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Jan 2018 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Quantum Care Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Tye Green Lodge is a residential care home in Harlow providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need help with everyday life, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. The place runs at the pace of the people living in it. Breakfast happens when somebody wakes rather than when a trolley arrives, and the day takes the shape a person wants. The care covers washing and dressing, medication, meals cooked here, mobility and the many small practical things that become difficult alone, given in a way that leaves somebody their privacy and their dignity. For those living with dementia we keep the routine steady and the faces familiar. Our staff tend to stay with us, and that continuity does more to settle a person than any particular approach could. We also take trouble over the building so that it is easy to understand and move around. Families are welcome whenever they want to come. Respite stays are available. Our most recent rating from the Care Quality Commission is good.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Physical Disability
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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28. Windle Court Care home in South Woodham Ferrers · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    The Withywindle, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex CM3 7BR

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Jan 2026

    Run by

    Runwood Homes Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Windle Court is a residential care home in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after efficiently. Our care is residential rather than nursing. We help with personal care, medication, meals, mobility and company, and we bring in community health professionals when something more clinical is needed. Many of our residents live with dementia, and we rely on familiar staff, a routine that stays where it is and reassurance repeated as often as it is wanted. We care for residents with physical disabilities and those with a visual or hearing impairment, adapting how we communicate and how we help people move about so that dignity and independence are protected. We support younger adults too, planning their interests and routines on their own terms. Respite stays are available, giving family carers a real break and letting somebody try the home before a permanent decision is made. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please visit on an ordinary day, speak to the people who live here and form your own impression of the place.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    1 Parkstone Avenue Care home in Benfleet · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    1 Parkstone Avenue, Benfleet, Essex SS7 1SP

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Aug 2018 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Certitude Trading Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    1 Parkstone Avenue is a residential care home in Benfleet, Essex, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, adults living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment, alongside older people who need residential care. Support is planned individually. It can include help with personal care, medication, cooking, laundry, managing money and getting to appointments, and it takes in the parts of life that matter just as much: friendships, going out, keeping up an interest, having plans of your own. We communicate in whatever way suits each person, adapting for sight and hearing where that is needed, and we help people move about safely without taking over from them. A settled routine matters greatly to many of those we support, and where somebody wants more independence we plan support that draws back as their confidence grows. We support younger adults alongside older residents, and we do not assume that people want the same things simply because they share a roof. Respite stays are available too, giving family carers a real break. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and visit, meet the people who live here and see how the household actually works.

    • Older Person Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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30. Aldeburgh House Care home in Colchester · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    66 Seaview Avenue, Colchester, Essex CO5 8BX

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Dec 2017 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Consensus Support Services Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Aldeburgh House is a residential care home in Colchester supporting adults with a learning disability or autism alongside older people who need residential care. It is a home rather than a placement, and the household is arranged around the people living in it. Support is planned individually. It can include help with personal care, medication, cooking, laundry, managing money and getting to appointments, and it takes in the parts of life that matter just as much: friendships, going out, keeping up an interest, having something worthwhile in the week. We communicate in whatever way suits each person, and we give people the time to do things their own way rather than stepping in for the sake of speed. Where somebody wants more independence, we plan support that draws back as their confidence grows. We support younger adults as well as older residents, and we do not assume that people want the same things simply because they share a roof. Respite stays are available too, giving family carers a real break and letting somebody try the house first. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and visit, meet the people who live here and see how the household actually works.

    • Older Person Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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31. Mill Road House Care home in Colchester

    305 Mill Road, Colchester, Essex CO4 5FZ

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Not yet rated

    Run by

    Care Givers Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Mill Road House is a residential care home in Colchester supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, and people with loss of sight or hearing. Most of the people living here are younger adults. Where somebody has sensory loss alongside a learning disability, the ordinary assumptions of care stop holding. You cannot announce yourself from a doorway and expect to be heard, and a great deal of what might look like reluctance is really a failure on our part to make contact in a way that reaches the person. So communication is the central task here rather than a preliminary to it, and we use signing, touch, objects of reference, symbols, routine and consistency, whatever suits the individual. Beyond that this is a home like any other. People arrange their own rooms, take part in the shopping and cooking as much as they want to, and are supported to get out to clubs, appointments and family. Short respite stays are available alongside permanent places, which can give a family carer a break or let somebody try the house first. Please contact us if you would like to come and see the house for yourself.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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32. Fenham Lodge Care home in Chelmsford · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    The Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 2EQ

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Fenham Lodge Residential Care Homes Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Fenham Lodge is a residential care home in Chelmsford supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Most of the people living here are younger adults, and for most of them this is a settled long term home. We treat the house as belonging to the people who live in it. They arrange their own rooms, take part in the shopping and cooking as much as they want to, and decide how their days are spent. We support people to get out to work, to college, to clubs, to appointments and to see family, because a home is somewhere you go out from and come back to, not somewhere you are kept. Support is individual and agreed with the person. Communication gets particular attention here, and we use speech, signing, symbols, objects of reference or simply the understanding that comes from living alongside somebody. Without that, choice is something people are informed about rather than something they exercise. Short respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please contact us if you would like to visit.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    The Bungalow Care home in Wickford · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    306 Southend Road, Wickford, Essex SS11 8QW

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Hamelin Trust

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    The Bungalow is a small residential home in Wickford, Essex, supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing loss, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays, planned in advance so that a short stay is a visit somewhere familiar. Because we support people with both learning and physical disabilities, a lot of our attention goes on practical detail. Equipment, hoists, transfers, seating and access all decide whether somebody can get where they want to go and do things for themselves, so we get them right and review them as needs change. Just as much attention goes on communication. Some people here use speech, others use signs, symbols or a device, and others tell us a great deal through their behaviour. Where sight or hearing loss is part of the picture, how we announce ourselves and give information matters enormously. Beyond that, this is somebody's home. People choose how their rooms look, help with the shopping and the cooking if they want to, and decide how their week is spent. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Families and professionals are welcome to visit and see how we work.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    Henderson and Harvard Care home in Colchester · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Henderson and Harvard, Colchester, Essex CO5 0LJ

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Jul 2018 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Henderson and Harvard is a residential care home in Colchester, Essex. We support older people, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing loss, including younger adults, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays. Supporting that range of people well means being specific rather than general. For an older resident it may mean unhurried help with personal care, safe support with moving about, medication given properly and somebody nearby at night. For an adult with a learning disability or an autistic adult it may mean a predictable routine, clear information given in good time, and support to manage money, appointments and getting out to a job or a course. Where physical disability is part of the picture we think carefully about equipment, seating, transfers and access, because those details decide how much independence somebody actually has, and where sensory loss is involved, how we announce ourselves and give information matters enormously. We pay close attention to how each person communicates, and we record what we learn so that it survives a change of staff. We run this as the residents' home. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please arrange to visit.

    • Older Person Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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35. 24a Corporation Road Care home in Chelmsford · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    24A Corporation Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2AR

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Certitude Trading Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    24a Corporation Road is a residential care home in Chelmsford supporting older people, younger adults, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, people with loss of sight or hearing, and people living with mental health conditions. We treat the house as belonging to the people who live in it. They arrange their own rooms, take part in the shopping and cooking as much as they want to, and decide how their days are spent. We support people to get out to work, to college, to clubs, to appointments and to see family, because a home is somewhere you go out from and come back to. Support is individual and agreed with the person. Communication gets particular attention here, using speech, signing, symbols, objects of reference or simply the understanding that comes from living alongside somebody. Where somebody has sensory loss we adapt how we approach and announce ourselves and how rooms are lit. Short respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please contact us if you would like to visit.

    • Older Person Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    Hargrave House Care home in Stansted · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    103 Cambridge Road, Stansted, Essex CM24 8BY

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    May 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Agecare MG1 Ltd

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Hargrave House is a residential care home in Stansted providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. We run the home at the pace of the people in it. Breakfast happens when somebody wakes rather than when a trolley comes round, and the day takes the shape a person wants. The care covers help with washing and dressing, medication, meals cooked here, support with mobility, and somebody always around when a person needs them. For those living with dementia we keep the routine steady and the faces familiar, and we arrange the house so that it is easy to understand and to move about in. Our staff tend to stay with us, and that continuity does more to settle somebody than any particular method could. Families are welcome whenever they wish to come, and we would much rather hear a concern early than have it sit unspoken until it has grown. Our most recent rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please ring us if you would like to look round.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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37. Millard House Care home in Braintree · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Church Street, Braintree, Essex CM7 5LL

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Corner House Care Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Millard House is a residential care home in Braintree, Essex. We are home to older people who need support with everyday life, including residents living with dementia and residents with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays for people who need care for a shorter period or whose family carer needs a break. We think of this as somewhere people live, not somewhere care is delivered to them, and we try to make that difference obvious in how the house runs. Residents tell us when they like to get up, what they want to eat, how much help they want and where they prefer to spend the day. Support with personal care, meals, medication and appointments is given quietly and with proper regard for privacy. Dementia care shapes much of our work. Knowing a person's history, the people and places that matter to them and the rhythms that suit them is what allows us to reassure someone who is anxious instead of arguing with them. We keep the day familiar and explain changes in advance wherever we can. For residents with physical disabilities we pay close attention to mobility and to the practical arrangements that let someone do more for themselves. Families are welcome whenever they want to come and we would far rather hear a worry while it is small. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Physical Disability
    • Respite Care

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    Care Givers - 11 Barnfield Road Care home in Colchester

    11 Barnfield Road, Colchester, Essex CO6 4TR

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Not yet rated

    Run by

    Care Givers Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    11 Barnfield Road is a small residential care home in Colchester supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Most of the people living here are younger adults. Being small is the point. It means the people living here know one another properly and it means we know them properly too, which is what allows support to be genuinely individual rather than individual on paper. People decorate their own rooms, help decide what is cooked and when, and come and go to work, college, clubs and family as they choose. Support is worked out with each person and reviewed with them. Communication gets particular attention, and we use whatever suits the individual, whether that is speech, signing, symbols, objects of reference or simply knowing somebody well enough to understand what they are telling you. Getting that right is the difference between somebody making a decision and being told about one afterwards. Short respite stays are available, which can give a family carer a break or let somebody see how they get on here first. Please get in touch if you would like to arrange a visit and see the house.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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39. Broome End Care home in Mountfichet · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Pines Hill, Mountfichet, Essex CM24 8EX

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Dec 2018 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Curaa Homes (I) Ltd

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Broome End is a residential care home at Mountfichet in Essex, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after efficiently. Our care is residential rather than nursing. We help with personal care, medication, meals, mobility and company, and we bring in community health professionals when something more clinical is needed. Many of our residents live with dementia, and we rely on the quiet things that genuinely help: familiar staff who know a person's history, a routine that stays where it is, food that is recognisable and reassurance repeated as often as it is wanted. We also support younger adults, and we plan their interests and routines on their own terms rather than folding them into a pattern designed for older residents. Respite stays are available, giving family carers a real break and letting a prospective resident spend time here before any permanent decision. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We would rather be judged on what you see on an ordinary day than on anything we write here, so please visit, speak to the people who live here and ask us the questions that matter to you.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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40. Alexandra House Care home in Harwich · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Marine Parade, Harwich, Essex CO12 3JY

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Methodist Homes

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Alexandra House in Harwich is a care home on the Essex coast. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. We are a home rather than an institution, and we try to keep the day shaped by the people living in it. Residents decide when to get up, where to spend the morning, whether to join whatever is happening or leave it alone. Our staff are around to make those choices possible and to notice when somebody is not themselves. Dementia support here is practical. We learn a person's history from them and from their family, we keep surroundings and routines familiar, and we treat agitation as information rather than a nuisance. Somebody who wants to go home at four o'clock every afternoon is usually telling us something about a life they once had, and responding to that works far better than arguing. Being by the sea is not incidental. Fresh air, a change of view and the chance to get out of the building do more for people's spirits than most organised activities. Respite stays give families a genuine break, and they also let somebody try the home before making a longer decision. The Care Quality Commission most recently rated us good overall. Please come and visit if you are looking at care in this part of Essex.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Respite Care

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41. Meadows Care home in Braintree · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Fairy Hall Lane, Braintree, Essex CM77 6SZ

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    May 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Butterflys Care Homes Ltd

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Meadows is a residential care home in Braintree, Essex, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, adults living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Support is planned individually. It can include help with personal care, medication, cooking, laundry, managing money and getting to appointments, and it takes in the parts of life that matter just as much: friendships, going out, keeping up an interest, having plans of your own. We communicate in whatever way suits each person, adapting for sight and hearing where that is needed, and we help people move about safely without taking over from them. A settled routine matters greatly to many of those we support, and where somebody wants more independence we plan support that draws back as their confidence grows. Most of the people we support are younger adults. Respite stays are available too, giving family carers a real break and letting somebody get used to the house first. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and visit, meet the people who live here and see how the household actually works.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    Oaklands Care home in Clacton-on-sea · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    110 London Road, Clacton-on-sea, Essex CO15 3SX

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Oct 2022 over 4 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    ASN Assertive Outreach and Consultancy Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Oaklands is a residential care home in Clacton on Sea supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, adults living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Support is planned individually. It can include help with personal care, medication, cooking, laundry, managing money and getting to appointments, and it takes in the parts of life that matter just as much: friendships, going out, keeping up an interest, having plans of your own. We communicate in whatever way suits each person, adapting for sight and hearing where that is needed, and we help people move about safely without taking over from them. A settled routine matters greatly to many of those we support, and where somebody wants more independence we plan support that draws back as their confidence grows. Most of the people we support are younger adults. Respite stays are available too, giving family carers a real break and letting somebody get used to the house first. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and visit, meet the people who live here and see how the household actually works.

    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    Brook Care Home Care home in Rochford · Rated Requires improvement by CQC

    CQC: requires improvement

    17 Brook Close, Rochford, Essex SS4 1HN

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2025

    Run by

    Mrs V Rattan

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Brook Care Home is a residential care home in Rochford, Essex. We are home to older people who need support with everyday life, including residents living with dementia and residents with mental health needs, and we offer respite stays for shorter periods. Residents here have different histories, different routines and very different ideas of a good day, so we plan support one person at a time rather than running the house on a single timetable. Help with personal care, meals, medication and appointments is given quietly and with respect for privacy, and whatever a resident can still manage themselves is protected. We should be open about where we stand. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement. We are not content with that. We have reviewed how we assess and record residents' needs, how we train and supervise our staff and how quickly we act when a resident or a relative raises a concern, and we have treated the findings as a working list rather than a verdict. Progress of that kind shows up slowly and in small things, which is why we would encourage anyone considering Brook to visit, look around properly and ask us direct questions about what has changed and what is still in hand. Families are welcome here and we would far rather hear a concern early.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Mental Health
    • Respite Care

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    Corner House Care home in Clacton On Sea · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    67-69 Wash Lane, Clacton On Sea, Essex CO15 1DB

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Jul 2018 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Corner House Care Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Corner House is a residential care home in Clacton On Sea, Essex. We support older people and younger adults, including adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with mental health needs and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays for shorter periods. With residents of different ages and very different needs living together, we plan support person by person rather than running the house on one timetable. We help with personal care, meals, medication and appointments, and we support people to keep up the interests, work, study and friendships that make a week feel like their own. Where someone manages something themselves, we protect that and stay nearby rather than stepping in. Communication is something we take real time over. Learning how a person asks for help, how they show that something is wrong and what settles them when a day becomes difficult is the foundation of everything else. Mental health support is provided alongside colleagues in local health teams where that is helpful, and for residents with physical disabilities we pay attention to mobility and to what makes independence possible. Families are welcome whenever they wish to visit and we would far rather hear about a worry while it is small. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good, and we judge ourselves on whether life here actually feels like home.

    • Older Person Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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45. Grace Court Care home in Canvey Island

    Northwick Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 0QD

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Not yet rated

    Run by

    Sanders Senior Living Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Grace Court is a residential care home on Canvey Island, Essex. We support older people and younger adults who need help with everyday life, including residents living with dementia, residents with physical disabilities and residents with visual or hearing impairment, and we offer respite stays for shorter periods. Residents here have different histories, different routines and very different ideas of a good day, so we plan support one person at a time rather than running the house on a single timetable. We ask when someone likes to wake, what they want to eat, how much help they want and where they prefer to spend the afternoon. Help with personal care, meals and medication is given quietly and with respect for privacy. Dementia care shapes much of our work. Knowing a person's history, the people and places that matter to them and the rhythms that suit them is what allows us to reassure rather than argue when someone is unsettled. For residents with sensory loss we adapt how we communicate and how rooms are arranged, and for residents with physical disabilities we pay attention to mobility and to the arrangements that let someone do more without help. We do not yet hold an overall rating from the Care Quality Commission. We are regulated by them and are building the care planning, records and oversight that a good inspection outcome requires.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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    Crossfields Lodge Care home in Halstead · Rated Requires improvement by CQC

    CQC: requires improvement

    18 Crossfields, Halstead, Essex CO9 1UY

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Dec 2022 over 3 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Meadowview Care Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Crossfields Lodge is a residential care home in Halstead. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays. We should say plainly that our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement. We accepted what was found, we have been working through it, and if you are considering us for yourself or a relative, please ask us what has changed and speak to the people who live here. The house is run with the people in it rather than around them. Residents choose how their rooms look, what they eat, how they spend their time and what part they play in the household. Cooking, shopping and laundry are things people do with support where they can, because independence grows out of doing things rather than being told about them. Communication takes different forms here and we learn each person's, whether speech, signing, pictures, objects or the particular way somebody shows they have had enough. Our staff are trained in positive behaviour support and we keep the team as consistent as we can. For autistic residents we keep routines stable and give notice of change well in advance. Respite guests are welcome to visit beforehand so the house is familiar when they arrive. Please get in touch if you would like to visit and look round properly.

    • Older Person Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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47. Ayletts House Care home in Chelmsford · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    Main Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7LE

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Mar 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    The Croll Group

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Ayletts House is a residential care home in Chelmsford, Essex. We are home to older people, both for the long term and for shorter respite stays when a family carer needs a rest. The basics are what we are for. Food somebody wants to eat, a room they are comfortable in, help that comes without a wait, and time to themselves. We want staff to know enough about a person that the conversation goes somewhere. That means asking families for the history and actually reading it, not filing it. Respite guests are properly welcomed rather than merely accommodated. We ask beforehand how the person likes things done. When somebody is admitted to hospital we stay involved rather than handing over and waiting. Familiar information travels with them. Alcohol, smoking and other adult choices are treated as adult choices. We advise where it helps and we do not lecture. We keep the number of people involved in somebody's personal care small, because being helped by a stream of different faces is wearing. Our overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Our own standard is whether people here are treated as adults with a history.

    • Older Person Care
    • Respite Care

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48. Old Shenfield Place Care home in Brentwood · Rated Requires improvement by CQC

    CQC: requires improvement

    2 Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9AB

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    May 2022 over 4 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Rosebank Nursing Homes Limited

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Old Shenfield Place is a residential care home in Brentwood, Essex. Those living here include older people, many living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing loss. We also offer respite stays. A home is made or spoiled in small increments. A shave done properly. A hearing aid with a working battery. Glasses that are clean. Nobody left waiting in a corridor. For residents living with dementia we protect the routine and keep the surroundings familiar, and we ask families for the working life, the places and the names. We were last rated requires improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission. It would be easy to leave that out, and we would rather set it out and be asked about it. We keep an eye on weight, appetite and mood, because those are usually the first signs that something has changed for somebody. Visitors are welcome at any reasonable hour, and grandchildren and dogs are part of that. A home that is awkward about visitors gradually becomes isolating. Anybody considering us should come without an appointment, talk to residents and relatives away from staff, and press us for specifics about what has changed and what has not yet.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Mental Health
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Respite Care

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    Bridgemarsh Residential Home Care home in Chelmsford · Rated Good by CQC

    CQC: good

    184 Main Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7AJ

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Apr 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed

    Run by

    Essex County Council

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Bridgemarsh Residential Home is in Chelmsford. We provide residential care for adults, including people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and people with visual or hearing impairment. Respite stays are available too. Supporting a mixed group under one roof means we cannot run the home to a single pattern, and we do not try. What we aim for is a place where people are taken as they come and where support is built around the individual. Some residents want a very structured day. Others want the opposite, plenty of freedom and somewhere steady to come back to. Where someone has a physical disability or reduced sight or hearing, we pay attention to the practical details. Equipment that suits the person, a layout that stays predictable, things kept where people expect to find them, and staff who adapt how they communicate rather than expecting the person to manage. For residents with a learning disability or who are autistic, the environment itself is part of the support. Noise, lighting and how predictable the day is all matter, and so does having somewhere quiet to go. With dementia, familiar staff and a steady rhythm do most of the work, and we treat distress as something with a cause. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and visit Bridgemarsh and ask us anything.

    • Dementia Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Respite Care

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    Hawthorn Bungalow Care home in Brentwood · Rated Requires improvement by CQC

    CQC: requires improvement

    Regent Way, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TY

    Weekly fees

    £1,000 to £1,350 regional guide for the East of England, ask the home

    Nursing on site

    No, residential

    Short stays

    Yes, respite

    CQC rated

    Sep 2026

    Run by

    Outlook Care

    Local authority: Essex County Council · Check what you would pay

    • Care Home

    Hawthorn Bungalow is a small residential care home in Brentwood. We support older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and younger adults. Respite stays are available too. Being small is central to how we work. People here are not part of a crowd. Staff know everyone properly, routines can be genuinely individual, and the place feels like a household rather than a facility. For many of the people we support, particularly those who find noise and unpredictability hard, that is the most important thing about us. Support is planned around what each person wants to be able to do rather than only around risk. Where somebody needs a great deal of help, we still look for the parts they can take on themselves, because independence disappears quietly unless someone is protecting it. We give real attention to communication and to the environment. We learn how each person expresses themselves, including those who use little or no speech. Where sight or hearing is reduced we keep things where people expect to find them and adapt how we communicate. With dementia, familiar faces and a steady rhythm do most of the work. Respite stays give families a break and give the person staying somewhere settled to come to. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please get in touch if you would like to visit.

    • Older Person Care
    • Dementia Care
    • Learning Disability / Autism
    • Physical Disability
    • Visual / Hearing Impairment
    • Younger Adults
    • Respite Care

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Local care news in Essex

• New 55 bed care home registered with CQC in Basildon: Oaklands (Essex) (5 November 2026)
• Highfield Care Home registered as a 60 bed care home in Uttlesford (5 November 2026)

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Provider information is sourced from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), last updated August 2026.