Alexandra House - Harwich
- Care home
- 47 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Parkeston, Essex, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
295 of 361
rated care homes in Essex are rated Good, like this one.
Alexandra House - Harwich: inspection record
Rated Good in March 2019.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 20 August 2020. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Alexandra House accommodates up to 47 people in a purpose built building, across three floors. One floor specialises in providing care to people living with dementia. On the day of inspection 37 people were using the service.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Rating at the last inspection: The last rating for this service was Good (report published 14 March 2019).
For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Kerry Graves
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)6 inspection reports, latest 20 August 2020. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Methodist HomesBrand: Methodist Homes
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04043124 (opens Companies House)
- Charity number
- 1083995
Methodist Homes runs 93 services in England, 12 of them in the East of England. 83 are rated Good or Outstanding and 10 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Methodist Homes
- O Briar Hill House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Staffordshire, West Midlands
- O Horfield Lodge Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Bristol, South West
- O Mapplewell Manor Outstanding. Care home, Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
- O Queens Court Outstanding. Care home, Cambridgeshire
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.
- Adult social care at Essex County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 603 7630, Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5pm, Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Essex County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Alexandra House - Harwich provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Alexandra House - Harwich as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Alexandra House - Harwich have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 47 beds at Alexandra House - Harwich.
- When was Alexandra House - Harwich last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Alexandra House - Harwich was published on 15 March 2019.
- Who runs Alexandra House - Harwich?
- Alexandra House - Harwich is run by Methodist Homes. It runs 93 services in England, 12 of them in the East of England.
- What is Alexandra House - Harwich's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 15 March 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01255 503340
- Address
- Marine Parade, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 3JY Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Lime Court Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Don Thomson House Residential Care Home Good, 1.2 miles away
- G Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust - Cook Close (Dover Court) Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Rowland House Good, 1.5 miles away
- G Oakley House Good, 1.7 miles away