SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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
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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?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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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: 29 good, 1 exceptional, 3 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. ?
Carolyne House is a 53-bed nursing home in Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock, run by Runwood Homes Limited. It is registered to care for 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 Thurrock, where the typical home has 12 beds.
Its CQC rating, from October 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in March 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Thurrock are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Runwood Homes Limited runs 55 care homes, and 46 of the 55 rated are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. That is true of 68% of homes in Thurrock. 20 other homes in Thurrock share its tier, “Good”.
