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?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. ?
Quiet Waters is a 6-bed residential care home in Brentwood, Essex, run by Voyage 1 Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Essex, where the median is 22 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 217 of Voyage 1 Limited’s 238 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 237 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5.
Its CQC rating, from May 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in April 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).
