Rated Care Homes

Butterfly's Care Home

G

Good

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 2 ratings

    Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.

  • 9 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.

Butterfly's Care Home: inspection record

Care home, 9 beds, Essex

Rated Good in December 2017.

Butterfly's Care Home: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 6 December 2017. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

This inspection took place on the 6 November 2017 and was unannounced. The inspection team consisted of one inspector. The previous inspection in April 2016 found a breach in the area of medication. At this inspection, the provider had addressed these shortfalls.

Read the rest of CQC's summary

Butterfly's care home (Bromley Road) is a care home for up to nine people for adults who have a learning disability, physical disability and complex care needs. At the time of our inspection, there were nine people living in the service. The service is located in Colchester, Essex and is split over two joining bungalows. Each person has a single room and there is a communal bathroom, shower room, kitchen, dining room and lounge. There is a rear enclosed garden at the back of the bungalow with level access. There is parking available at the service as well as on street parking. The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion. People with learning disabilities and autism using the service can live as ordinary a life as any citizen.

The service has a registered manager. 'A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'. Registered persons have a legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

At the last inspection, the service was rated Good overall with requires improvement in Safe. At this inspection, we found the service remained Good in Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well Led and improvements had been made within the Safe domain.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. The last rating is 9 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
  2. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
  3. Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.

Registration details

Registered manager
Caroline Joseph
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults

Inspection report

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

2 inspection reports, latest 6 December 2017. 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

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
06529960 (opens Companies House)

Butterflys Care Homes Ltd runs 5 services, all in the East of England. 4 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.

Other services run by Butterflys Care Homes Ltd

  1. G
    Butterfly's Care Home Good. Care home, Essex
  2. G
    Butterfly's Care Home Good. Care home, Essex
  3. G
    Meadows Good. Care home, Essex
  4. –
    Butterfly's Care Not yet rated. Home care, Essex

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 Butterfly's Care Home provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists Butterfly's Care Home as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does Butterfly's Care Home have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 9 beds at Butterfly's Care Home.
When was Butterfly's Care Home last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Butterfly's Care Home was published on 6 December 2017.
Who runs Butterfly's Care Home?
Butterfly's Care Home is run by Butterflys Care Homes Ltd. It runs 5 services, all in the East of England.
What is Butterfly's Care Home's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 6 December 2017.

Contact

Phone
01206 861482
Address
1-3 Bromley Road, Colchester, CO4 3JE Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

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