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. ?
Cheviot Nursing Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 16 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited, Cheviot Nursing Home is a nursing home in Colchester, Essex with 33 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
16 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2026. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in December 2018, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. Its previous rating, in September 2015, was Outstanding, so the home has slipped. 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).
