Rated Care Homes

Grovelands Lodge

RI

Requires improvement

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 4 ratings

    First rated Good in 2015, most recently Requires improvement in August 2025.

  • 14 months

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 56 of 361

    rated care homes in Essex are rated Requires improvement, like this one.

Grovelands Lodge: inspection record

Care home, 4 beds, Essex

Rated Requires improvement in August 2025.

Grovelands Lodge: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Eve Belle (Good, 0.3 miles away) and The Grange (Good, 0.5 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Eve Belle Good, 0.3 miles away
  2. G
    The Grange Good, 0.5 miles away
  3. G
    Longcroft Residential Care Home Good, 0.7 miles away
  4. G
    Silvanna Court Good, 0.9 miles away
  5. G
    The Bungalow Good, 1.1 miles away

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 4 August 2025 (assessment visit 9 October 2024). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Date of assessment: 27 May 2025 – 27 June 2025.

Grovelands Lodge is a residential care home providing accommodation with personal care for up to 4 people. There were 2 people living at Grovelands Lodge at the time of our assessment. We reviewed 1 person’s care records during our on-site assessment. The service provides care to older and younger people with mental health needs. This was a responsive assessment.

  • Safe No rating
  • Effective Good
  • Caring Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary

The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, and good governance. The provider was required to send us an action plan telling us how they would improve and by when.We undertook this assessment to check they had followed their action plan and to confirm they now met legal requirements. At this assessment, we found the provider was in continued breach of safe care and treatment and good governance. In addition, we found one new breach of the legal regulations in relation to fit and proper persons employed. The provider’s systems and processes were not always effective in assessing, monitoring and improving the quality of the service. People’s care was not always personalised to reflect their individual needs and preferences. Governance systems and audits were not effective in identifying and addressing concerns.

However, staff were caring and promoted people’s privacy and dignity. Staff felt supported and spoke positively about management.

We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.

  1. Safe

    No rating

    Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement.

    This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.

    At our last assessment, the provider was in breach of the legal regulation safe care and treatment. At this assessment, the service remained in breach of legal regulation in relation to safe care and treatment. The provider was also found to be in breach of legal regulation in relation to fit and proper persons employed.

  2. Effective

    Good

    Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good.

    This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.

  3. Caring

    Good

    Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good.

    This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.

  4. Responsive

    Good

    Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained Good.

    This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.

  5. Well-led

    No rating

    Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement.

    This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.

    At out last assessment the provider was in breach of the legal regulation of good governance. At this assessment, the service remained in breach of legal regulation in relation to governance of the service.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Safe was rated Requires improvement on 4 August 2025. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
  2. Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 4 August 2025. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
  3. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.

Registration details

Registered manager
Dinesh Summun
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
Mental Health, People detained under the Mental Health Act, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

7 inspection reports, latest 21 December 2023. Latest assessment published 4 August 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
05874864 (opens Companies House)

Getting help from Essex County Council

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Grovelands Lodge provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists Grovelands Lodge as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does Grovelands Lodge have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 4 beds at Grovelands Lodge.
When was Grovelands Lodge last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Grovelands Lodge was published on 4 August 2025.
Who runs Grovelands Lodge?
Grovelands Lodge is run by Radacare Company Ltd.
What is Grovelands Lodge's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 4 August 2025.

Contact

Phone
01268 459941
Address
21 Grovelands Road, Wickford, SS12 9DG Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Eve Belle (Good, 0.3 miles away) and The Grange (Good, 0.5 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Eve Belle Good, 0.3 miles away
  2. G
    The Grange Good, 0.5 miles away
  3. G
    Longcroft Residential Care Home Good, 0.7 miles away
  4. G
    Silvanna Court Good, 0.9 miles away
  5. G
    The Bungalow Good, 1.1 miles away

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