Admirals Reach Care Home

About Us

Admirals Reach Care Home is a nursing home in Chelmsford, providing nursing care for older people and younger adults across Essex, including people living with dementia, people with mental health needs and people who have a physical disability.

Qualified nurses are here at every hour, and that is what makes the rest possible. Complex medication, wound care, attention to nutrition, pain and skin, and the close observation that catches deterioration before it becomes an emergency are routine work for us. Many of the people who move in have spent months going in and out of hospital, and the first thing that changes is that the cycle stops.

Good nursing is the foundation rather than the point. The point is that somebody gets to carry on being themselves while their health is looked after. So we ask before we act, we keep personal care private, we make visitors welcome at inconvenient hours, and we take the trouble to find out what a particular person would actually like to do with an afternoon.

For residents whose mental health needs sit alongside physical ill health, we try to hold both properly at once and we work with the teams already involved rather than starting over. For residents with a physical disability, the right equipment and staff who know their preferred way of transferring matter enormously. With dementia we rely on familiar faces and a calm pace.

The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Visit at a busy time and ask the nurses about the hard days.

Common questions about Admirals Reach Care Home

Where is Admirals Reach Care Home located?

Admirals Reach Care Home is a nursing home in Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2GA. You can view its exact location and get directions from the map on this page.

What type of care does Admirals Reach Care Home provide?

Admirals Reach Care Home is registered to provide nursing and personal care, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Mental health care, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.

Does Admirals Reach Care Home provide dementia care?

Yes. Admirals Reach Care Home supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the home directly to discuss your individual situation.

How many beds does Admirals Reach Care Home have?

Admirals Reach Care Home is registered for up to 158 residents. Contact the home to check current availability.

Contact Admirals Reach Care Home

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Care We Offer

• Older Person Care: Support with daily living for older people, from companionship to help with washing, dressing and medication.
• Dementia: Specialist support for people living with dementia, in a calm, familiar setting with trained staff.
• Mental Health: Support for people managing a mental health condition, with routines that promote stability and wellbeing.
• Physical Disability: Accessible facilities and practical help with mobility, personal care and daily tasks.
• Younger Adults: Care designed around the needs and lifestyle of younger adults (typically 18 to 65).
• Nursing Care: Round-the-clock care from qualified nurses for residents with medical or complex health needs.

More about the care at Admirals Reach Care Home

What each type of care involves, and the questions worth asking when you call or visit.

Older Person Care

A registration for 158 people makes Admirals Reach much the largest home in its area, where 26 homes average 57 places. Nursing registration covers older people, so help with washing, dressing, meals and medication sits beside clinical care. The home says it asks before acting and keeps personal care private, and that visitors are welcome at inconvenient hours. It also says it takes the trouble to find out what somebody would actually like to do with an afternoon. In a building of this size, ask how many nurses and carers staff each unit overnight. Ask how a resident's own waking and bathing times are recorded and whether they survive a busy morning.

Dementia

Seventeen of the 26 homes nearby hold a Good or Outstanding rating, and Admirals Reach has not been inspected at all yet. Dementia care is on its registration, and what usually helps is familiar staff, a layout that can be learned and a day with a predictable shape. A home of 158 places has more corridors to make sense of, which cuts against familiarity unless the building is divided well. The home says it works with teams already involved rather than starting over. Ask how the building is arranged, whether any part is secured, and how distress is handled. Ask too how staffing continuity is protected across a site this large.

Mental Health

Six categories appear on this Chelmsford home's registration, mental health among them. The home says it tries to hold mental health needs and physical ill health properly at once, working with the teams already involved. Stability, a predictable routine and dignity usually matter more than any single intervention. Ask what training the staff have and who is called in a crisis.

Physical Disability

Goodleigh Dental Practice is 0.4 miles away and Melbourne Pharmacy 0.5, with Chelmsford station just over half a mile off. Physical disability is on the registration, and in a nursing home the practical questions are about bathrooms, hoists and doorways. Ask to see the room being offered and the equipment that goes with it, and how transfers are recorded.

Younger Adults

Nothing has been inspected here yet, the registration having been granted on 1 October 2026. Younger adults with nursing needs are on that registration, though in 158 places the great majority of residents will be older. A person under 65 generally wants a different week, different company and different hours. Ask who else of that age lives there and what is arranged for them.

Nursing Care

Broomfield Hospital is 2.3 miles away in a straight line, which matters when an admission cannot be avoided. Admirals Reach keeps qualified nurses on site at every hour, and the home says many residents arrive after months of going in and out of hospital. Nursing care suits people whose health is substantial and changeable, with complex medication, wound care and attention to nutrition, pain and skin. Fees in the East commonly fall between £1250 and £1600 a week, while Essex usually pays about £900 to £1100. NHS Funded Nursing Care adds roughly £235 a week towards the nursing element for eligible residents, taken off the bill rather than paid to relatives. Ask who carries out that assessment and when the fee is reviewed.

Questions families ask about Admirals Reach Care Home

Answered from the CQC register where we can. 6 of these the home has not told us yet, so ask when you call.

Can Mum or Dad stay here if their dementia gets worse?

Yes. Admirals Reach Care Home is registered for dementia care, so someone whose needs increase can usually stay rather than move. Ask how they support people in the later stages. Source: CQC register

Is there a nurse on site if health needs change?

Yes. Admirals Reach Care Home is registered to provide nursing care, so registered nurses are part of the team. Source: CQC register

Can they try a short stay before deciding?

Ask the home. The home has not told us whether it offers short stays. Ask when you call; many homes can arrange a trial period.

Will they support end of life care, so there is no move at the hardest time?

Ask the home. End of life care is not listed on the register. Ask the manager whether residents can remain in the home with hospice or district nurse support.

Can she bring her cat or dog?

Ask the home. The home has not told us its pet policy yet. Ask directly; some homes allow small pets in residents' rooms or welcome visiting dogs.

Can a couple stay together?

Ask the home. We do not know whether the home has rooms for couples. Ask about shared or adjoining rooms if this matters.

Will the council help pay, or is it self funded only?

Ask the home. The home has not told us which funding it accepts. Most homes take both council funded and self funded residents; ask about council rates and any top up. Use our funding calculator to check what you might pay.

Do they take younger adults as well as older people?

Yes. Admirals Reach Care Home supports younger adults as well as older people. Source: CQC register

Can I visit before deciding, and are there visiting hours?

Ask the home. Every home should welcome a visit. Call to arrange one, ideally at a mealtime or during an activity, and ask about visiting hours for family.

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Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Overall: Not Yet Rated

• Safe: Not Yet Rated
• Effective: Not Yet Rated
• Caring: Not Yet Rated
• Responsive: Not Yet Rated
• Well-led: Not Yet Rated

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Ratings are as published by the CQC and may not reflect the current position of the service.

How Admirals Reach Care Home compares in Chelmsford

Measured against the 26 care homes registered in Chelmsford. The dark dot is this home.

Size

158 places. Larger than 24 of the 26 homes. The local average is 57 places.

CQC rating

Not yet rated. 17 of the 26 homes (65%) are rated Good or Outstanding.

Registered

October 2026. One of the newer homes in the area. Only 0 of the 26 have registered more recently.

Care offered

Dementia care. Of the 26 homes, 18 offer dementia care.

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Data: CQC register and Food Standards Agency ratings. Counts cover registered care homes in Chelmsford.

The local picture: Chelmsford

What the numbers say about care for older people in Chelmsford, in Essex.

What care costs in Essex, per week

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

• People aged 75 and over: 19,800. Rising to 22,100 by 2035, up 12%
• People aged 85 and over: 5,300. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 49%
• Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,500. Rising to 3,100 by 2035, up 22%
• Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Essex as a whole is 67%.
• Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 60. Essex average is 67.
• Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 3 changed owner, covering 324 beds.
• Care home beds filled across Essex: 88%. The 12 month average is 87%.
• Who pays, across Essex (estimate): 36% council, 38% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, dementia estimates, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Good to know about Admirals Reach Care Home

Facts from public registers, and what is close by.

Registered with CQC

1 October 2026, less than a year ago.

Run by

HC-One No.5 Limited, which runs 73 adult social care services in England. 17 of the 19 that have a rating are rated Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GP surgery

Chelmer Medical Partnership, 0.5 miles away.

Nearest hospital

Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, 2.3 miles away.

Nearest railway station

Chelmsford Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: CQC register, Food Standards Agency, NHS England Organisation Data Service and DfT NaPTAN (Open Government Licence). Distances are in a straight line from the postcode, not walking or driving routes.

Local services near Admirals Reach Care Home

The closest places to this home, measured in a straight line from its postcode. They are the nearest, not necessarily the ones the home uses. Ask the home which GP, dentist and pharmacy its residents are registered with.

Nearest 24 hour A&E

• Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, 2.3 miles away

It is about 2.3 miles in a straight line from the postcode. The drive is usually longer. In an emergency call 999; the ambulance may take you elsewhere.

Nearest GP practices

• Chelmer Medical Partnership, 0.5 miles away
• Rivermead Gate Med.Ctr., 0.6 miles away
• Whitley House Surgery, 1.1 miles away

Nearest dentists

• Goodleigh Dental Practice, 0.4 miles away (NHS.uk details)
• Ellton Dental Surgery, 0.7 miles away (NHS.uk details)
• The Dental Abode, 0.9 miles away (NHS.uk details)

Nearest pharmacies

• Melbourne Pharmacy, 0.5 miles away
• Rivermead Pharmacy, 0.6 miles away
• Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, 0.8 miles away

Nearest railway stations

• Chelmsford Station, 0.6 miles away
• Beaulieu Park Station, 2.8 miles away
• Ingatestone Station, 6.1 miles away

Around Admirals Reach Care Home

• H: Admirals Reach Care Home
• A: 24 hour A&E
• G: GP practice
• D: Dentist
• P: Pharmacy
• S: Railway station

Straight line distances, not routes. Places very close to the home are spread out slightly so they can be told apart.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Practice and pharmacy details from the NHS England Organisation Data Service. A&E sites from NHS England A&E data and the Organisation Data Service. Railway stations from the Department for Transport NaPTAN dataset. Distances are straight line and approximate.

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