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?★Outstanding
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. ?
The home changed owner in December 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
St Mary's Court is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 16 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St Mary's Court is a 90-bed nursing home in Braintree, Essex, run by GCH (New OPCO) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in November 2018. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in April 2016, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Essex, 48% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
The home changed owner in December 2024. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. GCH (New OPCO) Limited runs 4 care homes, and 2 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. 16 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”.
