Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-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?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
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. ?
St. Giles Homes Limited runs Forest Home, a residential care home in Halstead, Essex with room for 39 residents. It is registered to care for older people. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from September 2023, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in July 2017, it was rated Good.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. About 3.6 km away, Blamster's Link is rated Good.
