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
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
18 Acorn Avenue is one of 395 care homes in Essex: a 3-bed residential care home in Halstead, run by TLC CARE HOMES BLAMSTERS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
In July 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in February 2022, it was rated Requires improvement.
TLC CARE HOMES BLAMSTERS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED runs 4 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
