SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
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. ?
Willows Lodge Care Home is a 70-bed nursing home in Tilbury, Thurrock. The home is its own registered provider. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Thurrock has 12 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from April 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in October 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. The typical rating in Thurrock is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent.
Across Thurrock, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 (generally satisfactory), from July 2026. 68% of homes in Thurrock score the top mark of 5. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
