Residential care home · Essex

The Bungalow

Plains Farm Close, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7QU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago
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The Bungalow is a residential care home in Colchester in Essex, run by Maison Care Ltd. CQC registers it for 6 places and supports older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published June 2025, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 83% of care homes in Essex are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 June 2025 Rated 1 year 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

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

How it compares in Essex

The Bungalow 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

Maison Care Ltd runs 4 care homes registered with CQC: 4 Good.

  • Avalon
    Colchester, Essex · CO7 9QD · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Saresta and Serenade
    Colchester, Essex · CO7 7BX · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Little Paddocks
    Clacton On Sea, Essex · CO16 9LG · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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