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. ?
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. ?
Seven Rivers - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is in the Good tier ?, with 237 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
About Seven Rivers - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities
Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability, Seven Rivers - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is a nursing home in Colchester, Essex with 29 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.
237 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2026. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. 19 of Leonard Cheshire Disability’s 34 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2018. Before that, in July 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Essex, 48% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
