SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
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Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?64%Requires improvement
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Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 22 good, 11 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. ?
The Belfry Residential Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 47 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about The Belfry Residential Home
Cloverform Limited runs The Belfry Residential Home, a residential care home in Billericay, Essex with room for 12 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC last rated the home in May 2024, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in January 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Essex is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 11 fell below good. The lowest was “safe environments” (some shortfalls).
Hallmark Anisha Grange Luxury Care Home, 2.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex.
