Ridgewell House
- Care home
- 16 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Essex, East of England
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 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.
Ridgewell House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in November 2022, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Cherry Leas Care Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Little Holland Hall (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Cherry Leas Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Haven Lodge Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- G Little Holland Hall Good, 0.7 miles away
- G 21a Victoria Road Good, 1 mile away
- G St Michael's Care Home Good, 1 mile away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 2 November 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Ridgewell House is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to up to 16 people. The service provides support to older people, some of whom may be living with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 12 people using the service. The service accommodates people in one adapted building.
What inspectors found
People were not always protected from the risk of harm. The service was not always well led. The quality assurance processes were not robust, and the provider did not always have complete oversight of the service.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The provider completed relevant recruitment checks for new staff; however, minor improvements were needed in the staff recruitment files to ensure they met with the requirements of the regulation. Improvements were required to some aspects of medicines management and actions to update their practice.
We have made recommendation to the provider around safe recruitment practises and about the management of some medicines.
The manager was new and committed to driving improvement. They responded to the concerns raised and sought to rectify them.
People were protected from the risk of abuse. Staff knew how to identify signs of abuse and felt comfortable raising concerns with the registered manager. 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.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 2 November 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 2 November 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
- Kausar Sadiq
- 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 2 November 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
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02602088 (opens Companies House)
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 Ridgewell House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Ridgewell House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Ridgewell House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 16 beds at Ridgewell House.
- When was Ridgewell House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Ridgewell House was published on 2 November 2022.
- Who runs Ridgewell House?
- Ridgewell House is run by Prestige International EC Limited.
- What is Ridgewell House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 2 November 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01255 815633
- Address
- 95 Dulwich Road, Holland-on-Sea, Clacton On Sea, CO15 5LZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Cherry Leas Care Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Little Holland Hall (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Cherry Leas Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Haven Lodge Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- G Little Holland Hall Good, 0.7 miles away
- G 21a Victoria Road Good, 1 mile away
- G St Michael's Care Home Good, 1 mile away