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. ?
Lodge 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%).
Lodge Care Home is a 36-bed residential care home in Walton On The Naze, Essex, run by Black Swan International Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 23 homes run by Black Swan International Limited. 22 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2018, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 48% of ratings in Essex are as old (how rating age varies by council).
