SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Good
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Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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 30 standards: 24 good, 6 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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 Artisan Ivy Opco Limited, Braintree Mews Care Home is a residential care home in Braintree, Essex with 75 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 2 homes run by Artisan Ivy Opco Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. 237 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2026. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5.
In August 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Ratings in Essex are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 6 of its 30 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
