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Residential care home · Essex

Blackbrook House

Gun Hill, Dedham, Colchester, CO7 6HP

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago
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Blackbrook House is a residential care home in Colchester, run by Anchor Hanover Group. It is registered for up to 55 residents and supports older people and people living with dementia.

CQC rated it Good overall in January 2020. It was rated Requires improvement for safe. Across Essex, 83% of the 369 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 18 January 2020 Rated 6 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 18 January 2020, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Essex

Blackbrook House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 48 other homes in Essex. Of the 369 rated care homes here, 83% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 7 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 16 (4%)
  • Good 236 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 49 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 58 (15%)
  • Inadequate 3 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 24 (6%)

Half of Essex's ratings are more than 5.1 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Anchor Hanover Group runs 121 care homes registered with CQC: 3 Outstanding, 98 Good, 18 Requires improvement, 2 Not yet rated.

  • Beech Hall
    Leeds · LS12 3UE · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • St Anne's - Saltash
    Saltash, Cornwall · PL12 6DJ · Residential care home · 33 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • West Hall
    West Byfleet, Surrey · KT14 6EY · Residential care home · 117 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Ashcroft
    Bradford · BD2 3EF · Residential care home · 66 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Sandstones
    Wirral · CH45 7QF · Residential care home · 35 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • St Marys
    Ipswich, Suffolk · IP9 2PS · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 months ago

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