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Residential care home · Southend-on-Sea

Shaftesbury Dolphin Court

179-182 Eastern Esplanade, Thorpe Bay, SS1 3AA

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago
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Shaftesbury Dolphin Court is a residential care home in Thorpe Bay in Southend-on-Sea, run by Livability. It has 17 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published November 2019, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 91% of care homes in Southend-on-Sea are rated 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 1 November 2019 Rated 6 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 1 November 2019, 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 Southend-on-Sea

Shaftesbury Dolphin Court is in the Good tier, alongside 60 other homes in Southend-on-Sea. Of the 77 rated care homes here, 91% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 61 (74%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (7%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (6%)

Half of Southend-on-Sea's ratings are more than 3.1 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Livability runs 13 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Outstanding, 12 Good.

  • Shaftesbury Brookside House
    London, Barnet · HA8 8YD · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Shaftesbury Anvil House
    Billericay, Essex · CM12 0NX · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Shaftesbury Bradbury Court
    London, Harrow · HA1 1QW · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 4 years ago
  • Shaftesbury Horizons
    Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH13 6AS · Nursing home · 13 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Shaftesbury Keefield
    Harlow, Essex · CM19 5SW · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 2 years ago
  • Shaftesbury Kenway Court
    Southend On Sea, Southend-on-Sea · SS2 5DX · Nursing home · 24 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago

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