SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
Larchwood Care Home 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%).
HC-One No.5 Limited runs Larchwood Care Home, a residential care home in Braintree, Essex with room for 64 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2019, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in May 2017, was the same. 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.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 62 homes run by HC-One No.5 Limited. 49 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The home changed owner in September 2026.
