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Residential care home · Essex

The Cottage Residential Care Home

51 High Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0AQ

Inadequate SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 1 year ago
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The Cottage Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Colchester in Essex, run by Mr Roy Bellhouse. It has 10 registered beds and supports people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published September 2025, is Inadequate overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 83% of care homes in Essex are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Inadequate
Published 15 September 2025 Rated 1 year ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Inadequate
  • 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?Inadequate

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

How it compares in Essex

The Cottage Residential Care Home is in the Inadequate tier, alongside 2 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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