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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Cedars Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 0 other homes in Southend-on-Sea.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Cedars Care Home is an independent 48-bed nursing home in Southend On Sea, Southend-on-Sea, registered with CQC under its own name. 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 Southend-on-Sea, where the typical home has 17 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. 83% of homes in Southend-on-Sea also score 5. In Southend-on-Sea, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 21% of ratings in Southend-on-Sea are as old (how rating age varies by council).
