SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
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?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
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: 30 good, 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. ?
Cherrycroft is a 10-bed residential care home in Westcliff-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, run by Achieve Together Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Southend-on-Sea has 17 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2024. Before that, in June 2024, it was rated Inadequate. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “listening to and involving people”.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from July 2025. 83% of homes in Southend-on-Sea score the top mark of 5. 60 other homes in Southend-on-Sea share its tier, “Good”. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 115 of Achieve Together Limited’s 138 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
