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. ?
Run by TLC CARE HOMES BLAMSTERS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED, Blamster's Link is a residential care home in Halstead, Essex with 5 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. TLC CARE HOMES BLAMSTERS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED runs 4 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2024. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.
Its CQC rating, from November 2022, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in October 2018, was the same.
