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. ?
Kacee Lodge 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%).
Kacee Lodge is a 8-bed residential care home in Colchester, Essex, run by Clearwater Care (Hackney) Limited. It is registered to care for people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2020, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in November 2018, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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.
47 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 5 homes run by Clearwater Care (Hackney) Limited. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
