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?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. ?
Run by Outlook Care, Foxburrow Grange is a nursing home in Colchester, Essex with 69 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Essex are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2024. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. 56 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The nearest home with a higher rating is Willow Health Limited (Good), 0.8 km away. 5 of Outlook Care’s 8 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC last rated the home in February 2024, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective and caring as Good. Its previous rating, in January 2024, was Inadequate, so the home has improved. That is more recent than most ratings in Essex, where the typical rating is about 5 years old.
