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Residential care home · Essex

Blackthorns

21-29 Dooley Road, Halstead, CO9 1JW

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 1 year ago
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Blackthorns is a residential care home in Halstead in Essex, run by Runwood Homes Limited. It has 62 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

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

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 27 March 2025 Rated 1 year ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

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

How it compares in Essex

Blackthorns is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 57 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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The provider's other homes

Runwood Homes Limited runs 57 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Outstanding, 47 Good, 9 Requires improvement.

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    Outstanding SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Bramwell
    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG9 3ST · Residential care home · 93 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 5 months ago
  • Caldwell Grange
    Nuneaton, Warwickshire · CV11 4QJ · Residential care home · 103 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Orchard Blythe
    Birmingham, Warwickshire · B46 3LL · Residential care home · 50 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Alexandra House - Harlow
    Harlow, Essex · CM20 1BU · Nursing home · 106 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Ashwood - Ware
    Ware, Hertfordshire · SG12 7BU · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago

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