Nursing home · Essex

Croft House Care Home

Braintree Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1HR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 April 2026 Rated 6 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?80%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 32 good, 1 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2017GoodSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Essex

Croft House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 237 other homes in Essex. 84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 17 (4%)
  • Good 238 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 57 (14%)
  • Inadequate 4 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 24 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Redbond Lodge
    Dunmow, Essex · CM6 1EQ · Residential care home · 83 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 years ago
  • The Moat House Care Home
    Dunmow, Essex · CM6 2DL · Residential care home · 66 beds4.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Glendale Residential Care Home
    Dunmow, Essex · CM6 3HB · Residential care home · 20 beds4.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Bings Hall
    Dunmow, Essex · CM6 3EP · Residential care home · 17 beds4.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Humfrey Lodge
    Thaxted, Essex · CM6 2PX · Residential care home · 49 beds9.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Meadows
    Braintree, Essex · CM77 6SZ · Residential care home · 7 beds9.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Limited

26 care homes in total: 4 Outstanding, 17 Good, 5 Requires improvement.

  • Arbrook House Care Home
    Esher, Surrey · KT10 9HE · Nursing home · 44 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Aylesham Court Care Home
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE3 3PH · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Queensmount Care Home
    Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH8 9DA · Nursing home · 49 beds
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago
  • Tenterden House Care Home
    St Albans, Hertfordshire · AL2 3TN · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Ashby Court Care Home
    Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire · LE65 2PX · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated this month
  • Ashley Park Care Home
    Guildford, Surrey · GU4 7SU · Nursing home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago

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About Croft House Care Home

Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Limited runs Croft House Care Home, a nursing home in Great Dunmow, Essex with room for 38 residents. Its CQC registration covers 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.

Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Limited runs 26 care homes, and 21 of the 26 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2026. Its rating before that, in November 2017, was the same. The typical rating in Essex is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 1 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.