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?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in July 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Penfold Lodge 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%).
Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited runs Penfold Lodge, a residential care home in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex with room for 18 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2024. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. 47 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited has run the home since July 2026, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 88 homes run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited. 75 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in June 2019. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in November 2016, was the same. 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).
