SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?38%Inadequate
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Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%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?0%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?0%Requires improvement
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
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Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 13 good, 20 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. ?
Sanders Senior Living Limited runs Chalkwell Grange, a residential care home in Leigh-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea with room for 48 residents. CQC registers it to look after 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.
Brambles Care Home, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 6 of Sanders Senior Living Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2026. 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%).
The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in May 2026. Safe and well-led were also Inadequate. CQC rated effective and caring as Good. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. That is down from Requires improvement in September 2023. Ratings in Southend-on-Sea are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 20 fell below good. The lowest was “learning culture” (significant shortfalls).
