Residential care home · Essex

Ridgewell House

95 Dulwich Road, Holland-on-Sea, Clacton On Sea, CO15 5LZ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 2 November 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2018GoodSECRW
  • May 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Essex

Ridgewell House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 56 other homes in Essex. 84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 17 (4%)
  • Good 238 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 57 (14%)
  • Inadequate 4 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 24 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Cherry Leas Care Home
    Clacton On Sea, Essex · CO15 5AP · Residential care home · 16 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Haven Lodge
    Clacton-On-Sea, Essex · CO15 6PG · Nursing home · 46 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Little Holland Hall
    Holland-On-Sea, Essex · CO15 5SS · Nursing home · 41 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • 21a Victoria Road
    Clacton-On-Sea, Essex · CO15 6BH · Residential care home · 5 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • St Michael's Care Home
    Clacton On Sea, Essex · CO15 6JW · Residential care home · 44 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Gairloch Residential Care Home
    Clacton On Sea, Essex · CO15 6BE · Residential care home · 24 beds1.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 1 year ago

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What the data says about Ridgewell House

Ridgewell House is one of 395 care homes in Essex: a 16-bed residential care home in Clacton On Sea, run by Prestige International EC Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in November 2022. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in November 2018.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Cherry Leas Care Home (Good), 0.9 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from October 2024. 89% of homes in Essex score the top mark of 5. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.