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. ?
Butterfly's Care Home is an independent 9-bed residential care home in Colchester, Essex, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Butterflys Care Homes Ltd runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from December 2017, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in May 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 48% of ratings in Essex are as old (how rating age varies by council).
