Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home
- Care home
- 17 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
7 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
16 months
since the latest rating was published.
67 of 76
rated care homes in Southend-on-Sea are rated Good, like this one.
Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home: inspection record
Rated Good in June 2025, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 3 June 2025 (assessment visit 8 April 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home is a care home providing personal care and support to older people and people who may be living with dementia. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home is a care home without nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises, and the care provided, and both were looked at during this assessment. Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home can support up to 17 people in an adapted building set over 2 levels with an enclosed garden.
- Safe Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We carried out our on-site assessment on the 24 and 25 April 2025. The assessment was completed to follow up on the last assessment and see if improvements were made.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to good governance and dignity and respect. Improvements were found at this assessment and the provider was no longer in breach of these regulations.
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Safe
Good
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 changed to good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
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Well-led
Good
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 changed to good. This meant the service was consistently managed and well-led. Leaders and the culture they created promoted high-quality, person-centred care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- 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
- Denise Macedo Dos Santos Mccormick
- 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)9 inspection reports, latest 24 August 2023. Latest assessment published 3 June 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
- Provider
- Mrs Saima Raja
- Ownership type
- Individual
Getting help from Southend-on-Sea City Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01702 215008 (choose option 5, then option 1)
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 17 beds at Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home.
- When was Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home was published on 3 June 2025.
- Who runs Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home?
- Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home is run by Mrs Saima Raja.
- What is Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 3 June 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 01702 339728
- Address
- 481 Victoria Avenue, Sothend-on-Sea, SS2 6NL Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Brook Meadows House Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Happy Days Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Ossis Lodge Good, 0.3 miles away
- – Kingsclere Court Not yet rated, 0.6 miles away
- G Shaftesbury Kenway Court Good, 0.6 miles away