SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Wellwick House is a 6-bed residential care home in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, run by TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is on the small side.
56 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in April 2026. In Essex, 89% of homes score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Five Stacks Residential Care Centre, 2.2 km away, is the closest home rated Good. TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in July 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in February 2019.