Residential care home · Southend-on-Sea

The Lilacs Residential Home

121 Chalkwell Avenue, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 8NL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 May 2026 Rated 5 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • 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?75%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?75%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: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • May 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • July 2015GoodSECRW 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 Southend-on-Sea

The Lilacs Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 60 other homes in Southend-on-Sea. 91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 61 (73%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (7%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (7%)

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The Lilacs Residential Home at a glance

Run by Oak Lodge Care Ltd, The Lilacs Residential Home is a residential care home in Westcliff-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea with 17 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2026. That is up from Requires improvement in September 2022. The typical rating in Southend-on-Sea is about 2 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “safe environments”.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Southend-on-Sea, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).