Nayland Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4ET
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 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?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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Stow Healthcare Group Limited runs Horkesley Manor, a nursing home in Colchester, Essex with room for 73 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in September 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is down from Good in October 2019.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. 56 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. 7 of Stow Healthcare Group Limited’s 8 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 0.4 km away, Kacee Lodge is rated Good.
