Nursing home · Thurrock

The Coach House

10 Woodward Heights, Grays, RM17 5RR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 11 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 6 November 2025 Rated 11 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • 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
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    • 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?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • 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: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2018GoodSECRW

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 Thurrock

The Coach House is in the Good tier ?, with 20 other homes in Thurrock. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (4%)
  • Good 21 (81%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 2 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (4%)

See all 26 care homes in Thurrock →

Care homes nearby

  • Hollywood Rest Home
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 5UJ · Residential care home · 46 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Hollyrose House
    Grays, Thurrock · RM16 2UL · Residential care home · 12 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • A M Care Home Limited
    Grays, Thurrock · RM16 2YH · Residential care home · 8 beds0.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Bluebell Nursing & Residential Home
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 6QY · Nursing home · 82 beds0.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Meesons Lodge
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 5GH · Residential care home · 12 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Grays Court
    Grays, Thurrock · RM17 6EG · Nursing home · 87 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Chartwell Care Services Limited

5 care homes in total: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Barclay Street
    Leicester · LE3 0JB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Sheringham House
    Ilford, Redbridge · IG3 8LQ · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Barkby Road
    Leicester, Leicestershire · LE7 2AJ · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Milligan Road
    Leicester · LE2 8FD · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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The Coach House at a glance

The Coach House is one of 26 care homes in Thurrock: a 13-bed nursing home in Grays, run by Chartwell Care Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2025. That is up from Requires improvement in February 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in Thurrock, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 3 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.

In Thurrock, 92% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Chartwell Care Services Limited runs 5 care homes, and 4 of the 5 rated are Good or Outstanding.