Residential care home · Southend-on-Sea

Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home

481 Victoria Avenue, Sothend-On-Sea, SS2 6NL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 3 June 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2019GoodSECRW
  • September 2017GoodSECRW
  • September 2016Requires improvementSECRW
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  • May 2016InadequateSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Southend-on-Sea

Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 60 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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Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home at a glance

Mrs Saima Raja runs Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Sothend-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea with room for 17 residents. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2025. Its previous rating, in August 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).

None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 83% of homes in Southend-on-Sea. 60 other homes in Southend-on-Sea share its tier, “Good”.