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?Good
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. ?
Runwood Homes Limited runs Humfrey Lodge, a residential care home in Thaxted, Essex with room for 49 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Runwood Homes Limited runs 55 care homes, and 46 of the 55 rated are Good or Outstanding.
Its CQC rating, from January 2022, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from November 2017.
