Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Elgin Rest Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Southend-on-Sea.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Elgin Rest Home is a 17-bed residential care home in Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea, run by Mr David John Dickson & Mrs Leanda Dickson. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Aran Lodge (Good), 0.1 km away. 5 other homes in Southend-on-Sea share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. 83% of homes in Southend-on-Sea also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in April 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in March 2018, it was rated Good.
