SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Nationwide Community Care Limited - 3 Cracknell Close 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%).
About Nationwide Community Care Limited - 3 Cracknell Close
Nationwide Community Care Limited - 3 Cracknell Close is an independent 3-bed residential care home in Colchester, Essex, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2024. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Nationwide Community Care Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2026, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in February 2018. Ratings in Essex are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 6 were exceptional.
