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?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. ?
Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 47 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited, Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home is a residential care home in Colchester, Essex with 40 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people. Most homes in Essex are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. 47 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2024. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in February 2020, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in May 2017, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 48% of homes in Essex. Here is how rating age varies by council.
