SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?★Outstanding
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. ?
Mid Meadows is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 16 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Mid Meadows is a 22-bed residential care home in Frinton On Sea, Essex, run by Black Swan International Limited. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2019, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in February 2017. 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.
22 of Black Swan International Limited’s 22 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
