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Residential care home · Essex

Brook Lodge Care Home

Ghyll Grove, Basildon, SS14 2LA

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 months ago
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Brook Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in Basildon, run by Danforth Care No. 1 Limited (part of Welltower). It has 66 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in June 2026, and Requires improvement in all five key questions. Across Essex, 83% of the 369 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 15 June 2026 Rated 3 months 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?Requires improvement
  • 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

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

How it compares in Essex

Brook Lodge 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

Danforth Care No. 1 Limited runs 6 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 4 Not yet rated.

  • Heatherton House Care Home
    Derby · DE23 4AN · Residential care home · 66 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Broadlands Lodge Care Home
    Norwich, Norfolk · NR13 5HB · Residential care home · 66 beds
    Not yet rated SECRW
  • Pear Tree House Care Home
    Preston, Lancashire · PR4 3EF · Residential care home · 66 beds
    Not yet rated SECRW
  • Rossendale House Care Home
    Burnley, Lancashire · BB11 5HF · Residential care home · 66 beds
    Not yet rated SECRW
  • Samuel House Care Home
    Heanor, Derbyshire · DE75 7WY · Residential care home · 66 beds
    Not yet rated SECRW

All 6 homes run by Danforth Care No. 1 Limited →

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