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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Run by Sohal Healthcare Limited, Firstlings is a residential care home in Maldon, Essex with 32 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in October 2019. It was Outstanding for caring, responsive and well-led as well. Safe and effective were rated Good. That is up from Good in December 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Essex, 48% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding.
