Residential care home · Thurrock

A M Care Home Limited

56-58 Lodge Lane, Grays, RM16 2YH

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 March 2026 Rated 7 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?62%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 18 good, 15 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2020GoodSECRW
  • June 2017GoodSECRW
  • August 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Thurrock

A M Care Home Limited is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 1 other home in Thurrock. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (4%)
  • Good 21 (81%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 2 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Hollyrose House
    Grays, Thurrock · RM16 2UL · Residential care home · 12 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The Coach House
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 5RR · Nursing home · 13 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Hollywood Rest Home
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 5UJ · Residential care home · 46 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Allensmead
    Grays, Thurrock · RM16 2DW · Residential care home · 1 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Bluebell Nursing & Residential Home
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 6QY · Nursing home · 82 beds1.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Grays Court
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 6EG · Nursing home · 87 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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A M Care Home Limited in brief

An independent residential care home in Grays, Thurrock, A M Care Home Limited is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 8 beds. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

About 0.3 km away, Hollyrose House is rated Good. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from December 2024. In Thurrock, 68% of homes score 5. Across Thurrock, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

CQC last rated the home in March 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in February 2020, was Good, so the home has slipped. The typical rating in Thurrock is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 15 fell below good. The lowest was “consent to care and treatment” (significant shortfalls).