Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 2 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Broad Horizons Limited runs Valmark House, a residential care home in Colchester, Essex with room for 4 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Essex, where the median is 22 beds.
CQC last rated the home in November 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in March 2018, it was rated Good.
Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Broad Horizons Limited runs 2 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. Mill House, 0.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
