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. ?
Hollymede Cottage 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%).
Hollymede Cottage is an independent 14-bed residential care home in Wickford, Essex, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 47 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2018, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2015. 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.
