SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 16 good, 17 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. ?
Rose Belle is a 7-bed residential care home in Witham, Essex, run by AGL Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
CQC last rated the home in May 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Its rating before that, in March 2020, was the same. Ratings in Essex are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “learning culture”, one of 17 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2023. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. 56 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The nearest home with a higher rating is Park View (Good), 1.8 km away. AGL Care Ltd runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
