Rectory Lodge
- Care home
- 12 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2023
- Essex, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
8 months
since the latest rating was published.
295 of 361
rated care homes in Essex are rated Good, like this one.
Rectory Lodge: inspection record
Rated Good in February 2026.
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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 16 February 2026 (assessment visit 20 January 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment: 02 December 2025 to 06 January 2026
Rectory Lodge is a residential care home providing accommodation with personal care for up to 12 people. There were 8 people living at Rectory Lodge at the time of our assessment. The service provides care to older and younger people with mental health needs and people with learning disabilities and autistic people. We assessed the service against 'Right support, right care, right culture' guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. This was a fully comprehensive assessment and we looked at all 5 key questions.
- Safe Good
- Effective No rating
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
At our last assessment, we found 3 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to person centred care, safe care and treatment and good governance. At this assessment, we found that enough improvements had been made to remove these breaches, however we found the provider was in breach of the legal regulation relating to need for consent.
We found that there were concerns around the providers processes for completing Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest assessments.
Staff were caring and promoted people’s privacy and dignity and supported people to engage in activities and access the community. People’s communication needs were assessed. People received their medications from appropriately trained staff.
Governance systems had improved, though we did find some inconsistencies around levels of detail in some people’s documentation. This has been addressed with the provider.
The registered manager was responsive to feedback throughout the assessment. Staff overall felt supported and spoke positively about the changes that had been implemented since our last assessment.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.
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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 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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Effective
No rating
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating remained requires improvement.
This meant the effectiveness of people’s care, treatment and support did not always achieve good outcomes or was inconsistent.
The provider was in breach of legal regulation in relation to need to consent.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to good.
This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to good.
This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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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
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 16 February 2026. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- 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
- Tapelo Sibanda
- 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)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Choice SupportBrand: Choice Support
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 08971493 (opens Companies House)
Choice Support runs 26 services in England, 2 of them in the East of England. 19 are rated Good or Outstanding, 5 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 2 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Choice Support
- G 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane Good. Care home, Kent, South East
- G Arnold House Good. Care home, Greenwich, London
- G Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Good. Home care, Milton Keynes, South East
- G Beehive Good. Care home, Redbridge, London
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 Rectory Lodge provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Rectory Lodge as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Rectory Lodge have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 12 beds at Rectory Lodge.
- When was Rectory Lodge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Rectory Lodge was published on 16 February 2026.
- Who runs Rectory Lodge?
- Rectory Lodge is run by Choice Support. It runs 26 services in England, 2 of them in the East of England.
- What is Rectory Lodge's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 16 February 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01268 583634
- Address
- 87 Rectory Road, Pitsea, Essex, SS13 2AF Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Cameron House Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Cedar House Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Ashview Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Gifford House Care Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- I Herondale Inadequate, 1.3 miles away