Ashlar House
- Care home
- 44 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Essex, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
First rated Good in 2015, most recently Good in November 2023.
3 years
since the latest rating was published.
295 of 361
rated care homes in Essex are rated Good, like this one.
Ashlar House: inspection record
Rated Good in November 2023.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 22 November 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Ashlar House is registered to provide accommodation for up to 44 people who are living with dementia. It is located in the grounds of St Margaret's hospital in Epping and provides nursing care. At the time of inspection there were 43 people living at the service. People's accommodation was situated on one floor.
What inspectors found
Effective arrangements were in place to ensure recruitment checks on staff were safe. Minor improvements were required to staff recruitment files. We have made a recommendation about the management of staff recruitment files.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We received positive feedback about the service. A relative told us, "Staff are excellent. They have genuine concern for the resident's wellbeing. The manager is approachable, and I have no concerns."
Care and treatment was planned and delivered in a way that ensured people's safety and welfare. People were cared for and supported by staff who had received appropriate training. There were systems in place to minimise the risk of infections. There were safe medicine procedures for staff to follow.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Staff understood how to raise concerns and knew what to do to safeguard people.
The provider had monitoring and audit systems to ensure they provided good care and these were kept under regular review.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- 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
- Sharon Osborne
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)8 inspection reports, latest 22 November 2023. 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
- Barchester Healthcare Homes LimitedBrand: Barchester Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02849519 (opens Companies House)
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 153 services in England, 16 of them in the East of England. 114 are rated Good or Outstanding, 12 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 27 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
- O Badgeworth Court Care Centre Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Gloucestershire, South West
- O Briardene Care Home Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Stockton-on-Tees, North East
- O Harton Grange Outstanding. Care home, South Tyneside, North East
- O Lucerne House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Devon, South West
See all 153 services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
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 Ashlar House provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Ashlar House as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Ashlar House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 44 beds at Ashlar House.
- When was Ashlar House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Ashlar House was published on 22 November 2023.
- Who runs Ashlar House?
- Ashlar House is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It runs 153 services in England, 16 of them in the East of England.
- What is Ashlar House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 22 November 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01992 570691
- Address
- The Plain, Epping, CM16 6TY Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Wensley House Residential Home Requires improvement, 1.6 miles away
- G Weald Hall Residential Home Good, 1.8 miles away
- RI Frank Foster House Requires improvement, 2.6 miles away
- G Shaftesbury Keefield Good, 3.5 miles away
- G Tye Green Lodge Good, 3.7 miles away