Residential care home · Essex

Stambridge Meadows Care Home

Stambridge Road, Stambridge, Rochford, SS4 2AR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 26 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2020InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • July 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
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  • March 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • January 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2015InadequateSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Essex

Stambridge Meadows Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 237 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

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    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Broadoaks
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  • Brook Care Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Joseph Lodge
    Southend-On-Sea, Essex · SS3 0GA · Nursing home · 39 beds4.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Little Wakering House
    Southend On Sea, Essex · SS3 0LB · Residential care home · 13 beds4.2 km
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Stambridge Meadows Care Home in brief

Stambridge Meadows Care Home is one of 395 care homes in Essex: a 49-bed residential care home in Rochford, run by Ilford Homes Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from October 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in December 2020. That is more recent than most ratings in Essex, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.