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Residential care home · Southend-on-Sea

Avondale Rest Home

38 Avondale Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 4HN

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement
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CQC rating

Good
Published 14 February 2023 Rated 3 years 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2019GoodSECRW
  • August 2018GoodSECRW
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  • July 2017Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Southend-on-Sea

Avondale Rest Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 5 other homes in Southend-on-Sea. 91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 61 (73%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (7%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (7%)

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Avondale Rest Home in brief

Avondale Rest Home is one of 83 care homes in Southend-on-Sea: a 19-bed residential care home in Leigh On Sea, run by Avondale Care Home Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

Hallmark Admiral Court Luxury Care Home, 0.8 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. 83% of homes in Southend-on-Sea also score 5. In Southend-on-Sea, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

CQC's latest rating, from February 2023, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in March 2022.