Residential care home · Essex

Blenheim Care Home

39-41 Kirby Road, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8QT

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
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Blenheim Care Home is a residential care home in Walton On The Naze in Essex, run by Regal Care Trading Ltd (part of Nicholas James and Regal Care Trading Limited). It is registered for up to 57 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published August 2021, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring. For comparison, 83% of care homes in Essex are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 5 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

Requires improvement
Published 21 August 2021 Rated 5 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 21 August 2021, 5 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

Blenheim Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 57 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

Regal Care Trading Ltd runs 15 care homes registered with CQC: 9 Good, 6 Requires improvement.

  • Alpine Care Home
    Sevenoaks, Kent · TN13 3LH · Residential care home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Blair House
    St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex · TN38 0LF · Residential care home · 29 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Brenalwood Care Home
    Walton On The Naze, Essex · CO14 8HN · Residential care home · 38 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Loose Court
    Maidstone, Kent · ME15 9UD · Residential care home · 42 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Moorlands Care Home
    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG16 5AB · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • St Catherines Nursing Home
    Sheffield · S3 9DH · Nursing home · 70 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Care homes nearby

  • Lodge Care Home
    Walton On The Naze, Essex · CO14 8RJ · Residential care home · 36 beds0.6 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ernest Luff Homes
    Walton On The Naze, Essex · CO14 8SW · Residential care home · 28 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Retreat
    Walton On The Naze, Essex · CO14 8HD · Residential care home · 5 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Brenalwood Care Home
    Walton On The Naze, Essex · CO14 8HN · Residential care home · 38 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Butterfly's Care Home
    Walton On The Naze, Essex · CO14 8HH · Residential care home · 9 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Mid Meadows
    Frinton On Sea, Essex · CO13 0AS · Residential care home · 22 beds1.5 km
    Good S: OutstandingE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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