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. ?
The home changed owner in December 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Larwood is a 8-bed residential care home in South Ockendon, Thurrock, run by Certitude Trading Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
It is one of 15 homes run by Certitude Trading Limited. 11 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 1.5 km away, Sunnyside House is rated Outstanding. In Thurrock, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Certitude Trading Limited has run the home since December 2025, when it changed owner.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2018. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in December 2015, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Thurrock, 52% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
