Residential care home · Essex

Longcroft Residential Care Home

34 Swan Lane, Wickford, SS11 7DD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 years ago
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Longcroft Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Wickford in Essex, run by Longcroft Care Home Limited. CQC registers it for 7 places and supports younger adults, people with mental health needs and drug and alcohol use.

Its latest CQC rating, published January 2021, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 83% of care homes in Essex are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 5 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 January 2021 Rated 5 years ago
  • 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

Older rating. Published 9 January 2021, 5 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Essex

Longcroft Residential Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 235 other homes in Essex. Of the 369 rated care homes here, 83% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 7 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 16 (4%)
  • Good 236 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 49 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 58 (15%)
  • Inadequate 3 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 24 (6%)

Half of Essex's ratings are more than 5.1 years old. How tiers work

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