Tallis House
- Care home
- 101 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Waltham Abbey, Essex, East of England
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
56 of 361
rated care homes in Essex are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Tallis House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in September 2022, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 138-138a Mason Way (Good, 0.2 miles away) and Honey Lane Care Home (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 138-138a Mason Way Good, 0.2 miles away
- RI Paternoster House Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G Honey Lane Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Willow Court Good, 1.2 miles away
- G 1 Sewardstone Close Good, 2.2 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 15 September 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Tallis House is a care home providing accommodation for people who require nursing or personal care. The service can support up to 101 people. The service provides support to older people some of who are living with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 68 people using the service.
What inspectors found
There were not enough staff deployed to meet people's needs. Whilst dependency tools identified there were enough staff to meet people's needs, feedback from staff, people and relatives did not support this. There were suitable recruitment processes in place. However, these had not always been consistently followed.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People's medicine support was being managed safely. The service was hygienic and infection control measures were being manged to help prevent the spread of infection. However, some improvement was needed to ensure the service followed all best practice guidance.
Staff did not always have the necessary knowledge, skills or competencies to meet people's needs safely. We received mixed feedback about the culture of the service, with some staff saying they did not always feel well-supported or listened to by the management team. Systems to monitor and assess the quality of the service were not robust. The provider had not identified all of the issues we found on this inspection .
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
People were positive about the staff that supported them.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 15 September 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 15 September 2022. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 15 September 2022. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Georgina Braithwaite
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)12 inspection reports, latest 15 September 2022. 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
- Runwood Homes LimitedBrand: Runwood
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 00731250 (opens Companies House)
Runwood Homes Limited runs 55 services in England, 37 of them in the East of England. 46 are rated Good or Outstanding and 9 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Runwood Homes Limited
- O Low Furlong Outstanding. Care home, Warwickshire, West Midlands
- G Alexandra House - Harlow Good. Care home with nursing, Essex
- G Ashwood - Ware Good. Care home, Hertfordshire
- G Bennett Lodge Good. Care home, Thurrock
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 Tallis House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Tallis House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Tallis House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 101 beds at Tallis House.
- When was Tallis House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Tallis House was published on 15 September 2022.
- Who runs Tallis House?
- Tallis House is run by Runwood Homes Limited. It runs 55 services in England, 37 of them in the East of England.
- What is Tallis House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 15 September 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01992 713336
- Address
- Neal Court, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EH Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 138-138a Mason Way (Good, 0.2 miles away) and Honey Lane Care Home (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 138-138a Mason Way Good, 0.2 miles away
- RI Paternoster House Requires improvement, 0.3 miles away
- G Honey Lane Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Willow Court Good, 1.2 miles away
- G 1 Sewardstone Close Good, 2.2 miles away