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. ?
The home changed owner in December 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
24a Corporation Road is a 8-bed residential care home in Chelmsford, Essex, run by Certitude Trading Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, 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. It is a small home for Essex, where the median is 22 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 11 of Certitude Trading Limited’s 14 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Certitude Trading Limited has run the home since December 2025, when it changed owner. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2020. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is up from Requires improvement in February 2019. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 48% of homes in Essex. Here is how rating age varies by council.
