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?62%Good
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How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 20 good, 13 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Oaklands (Essex) 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%).
Run by HC-One Limited, Oaklands (Essex) is a residential care home in Laindon, Essex with 55 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. Most homes in Essex are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2024, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in August 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Essex are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 13 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.
The Oakes, 1.4 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 54 of HC-One Limited’s 66 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex.
