Residential care home · Essex

The Ridings

52 Spring Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 March 2020 Rated 6 years ago ?
  • 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?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2017GoodSECRW
  • June 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Essex

The Ridings 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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Other homes run by Inclusive Support Limited

4 care homes in total: 4 Good.

  • 26 Dugard Avenue
    Colchester, Essex · CO3 9EH · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • 481 Ipswich Road
    Colchester, Essex · CO4 0HQ · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Jameson House
    Colchester, Essex · CO5 7JS · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 years ago

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About The Ridings

The Ridings is one of 395 care homes in Essex: a 4-bed residential care home in Colchester, run by Inclusive Support Limited. CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In Essex, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Inclusive Support Limited runs 4 care homes, and all 4 rated are Good or Outstanding.

In March 2020, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from August 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 48% of homes in Essex. Here is how rating age varies by council.