SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?42%Requires improvement
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?46%Requires improvement
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Equity in accessSignificant shortfalls
Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?39%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 4 good, 29 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. ?
Squeaks House Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 56 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Southminster, Essex, Squeaks House Residential Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 29 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 3 for food hygiene in September 2026. In Essex, 89% of homes score 5. About 0.3 km away, Schumey's Corner is rated Good.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in November 2025. Before that, in December 2019, it was rated Good. The typical rating in Essex is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 29 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (significant shortfalls).
