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?Good
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. ?
Driftwood Lodge is one of 395 care homes in Essex: a 5-bed nursing home in Clacton On Sea, run by Seaside Care Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 1 of Seaside Care Homes Limited’s 1 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
Its CQC rating, from November 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Essex, 48% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
