SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Medicines optimisationGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?46%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?46%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 5 good, 28 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Peter House is a 6-bed residential care home in Frinton-On-Sea, Essex. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and children. It is a small home for Essex, where the median is 22 beds.
In April 2026, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in July 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Essex, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 28 fell below good. The lowest was “kindness, compassion and dignity” (significant shortfalls).
About 1.0 km away, The Firs is rated Good. It is one of 2 homes run by Peter House Care Ltd. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
