Residential care home · Southend-on-Sea

Victoria Court Private Rest Home

127-129 York Road, Southend On Sea, SS1 2DX

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 20 April 2026 Rated 6 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
    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 ?

  • April 2023GoodSECRW
  • February 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2019GoodSECRW
  • June 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Southend-on-Sea

Victoria Court Private Rest 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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About Victoria Court Private Rest Home

Run by VICTORIA COURT RESIDENTIAL HOME LIMITED, Victoria Court Private Rest Home is a residential care home in Southend On Sea, Southend-on-Sea with 29 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Southend-on-Sea, where the typical home has 17 beds.

60 other homes in Southend-on-Sea share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 83% of homes in Southend-on-Sea also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In April 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in April 2023, was the same. Ratings in Southend-on-Sea are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.