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. ?
Kilkee Lodge Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 56 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Kilkee Lodge Care Home Limited, Kilkee Lodge Residential Home is a residential care home in Braintree, Essex with 80 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people. Most homes in Essex are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. Poplars, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
CQC last rated the home in June 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for well-led as well. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That matches its previous rating, from May 2021.
