Residential care home · Essex

Ducks Halt

8 Walton Road, Kirby-Le-Soken, CO13 0DU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago
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Ducks Halt is a residential care home in Kirby-Le-Soken, run by Cygnet (OE) Limited (part of Cygnet Health Care). CQC registers it for 5 places and supports older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

CQC rated it Good overall in June 2018, and Good in all five key questions. Across Essex, 83% of the 369 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 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 9 June 2018 Rated 8 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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 9 June 2018, 8 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

Ducks Halt is in the Good tier, alongside 235 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

Cygnet (OE) Limited runs 10 care homes registered with CQC: 8 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Hollyhurst
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Old Leigh House
    Leigh-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · SS9 1LB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • The Orchards
    Colchester, Essex · CO7 8JA · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Thornfield Grange
    Bishop Auckland, County Durham · DL14 7QZ · Nursing home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Toller Road
    Leicester · LE2 3HP · Nursing home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Willow House
    Edgbaston, Birmingham · B17 8LS · Nursing home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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