Residential care home · Thurrock

Gallimore Lodge

Meesons Lane, Grays, RM17 5HR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 10 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 December 2025 Rated 10 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2019GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Thurrock

Gallimore Lodge is in the Good tier ?, with 20 other homes in Thurrock. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (4%)
  • Good 21 (81%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 2 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (4%)

See all 26 care homes in Thurrock →

Care homes nearby

  • Meesons Lodge
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 5GH · Residential care home · 12 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • The Coach House
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 5RR · Nursing home · 13 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Bluebell Nursing & Residential Home
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 6QY · Nursing home · 82 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Hollyrose House
    Grays, Thurrock · RM16 2UL · Residential care home · 12 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Hollywood Rest Home
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 5UJ · Residential care home · 46 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • The Barn and Coach
    Grays, Thurrock · RM16 5UE · Residential care home · 15 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Peabody Trust

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Avalon
    Grays, Thurrock · RM16 4QP · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

All 2 homes run by Peabody Trust →

What the data says about Gallimore Lodge

Peabody Trust runs Gallimore Lodge, a residential care home in Grays, Thurrock with room for 8 residents. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2025. Its rating before that, in June 2019, was the same. The typical rating in Thurrock is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “safe and effective staffing”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.

Across Thurrock, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2025. That is true of 68% of homes in Thurrock. 2 of Peabody Trust’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.