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. ?
GCH (South) Ltd runs Wickham Care Home, a residential care home in Chelmsford, Essex with room for 35 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Essex has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in October 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. Its rating before that, in October 2022, was the same.
4 of GCH (South) Ltd’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Massenet, 0.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
