Residential care home · Essex

Three Cups

High Street, Great Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5AQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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    • 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
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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?75%Good
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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. ?

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Essex

Three Cups 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

  • Lime Trees
    Harwich, Essex · CO12 5AD · Residential care home · 10 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Phoebe House
    Harwich, Essex · CO12 5JU · Residential care home · 7 beds2.8 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Waters View Residential Care Home
    Harwich, Essex · CO12 5JA · Residential care home · 15 beds3.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Ramsey Step Down and Care Centre
    Harwich, Essex · CO12 5EP · Nursing home · 37 beds4.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Tamarind
    Harwich, Essex · CO12 4RN · Residential care home · 5 beds4.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Oakley House
    Harwich, Essex · CO12 4QZ · Residential care home · 2 beds4.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by The Berrys Carehome Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • The Berrys Carehome
    Basildon, Essex · SS15 5PG · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago

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Three Cups at a glance

Three Cups is one of 395 care homes in Essex: a 5-bed residential care home in Harwich, run by The Berrys Carehome Limited. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2026. The typical rating in Essex is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

237 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good”. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 2 homes run by The Berrys Carehome Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.