Southminster Residential Home
- Care home
- 40 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2011
- Southminster, Essex, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
295 of 361
rated care homes in Essex are rated Good, like this one.
Southminster Residential Home: inspection record
Rated Good in March 2019, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- RI Squeaks House Residential Care Home Requires improvement, 0.7 miles away
- G Deansbrook Farm Good, 1.2 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 10 March 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Southminster Residential Home is a care home without nursing. It is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to 40 older people, some of whom live with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were 20 people using the service.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice:
The provider, registered manager and staff were committed to keeping people safe in line with current guidance. They were proud of how they had minimised the risk of infection and promoted wellbeing throughout the service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Staff supported people in a person-centred manner to keep in touch with their families and friends, such as through video calls. There was a new visiting pod which could be used as required to reduce the risk of infection.
Staff had worked with a local organisation to promote communication between people and the outside community, especially when contact was limited. This had included arranging for people to receive letters and Christmas parcels and for an opera singer to sing to people from the visiting pod.
Staff worked well as a team. A staff member told us, "Everyone pulls together and mucks in. Care is always on your mind, the people here become your family."
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- 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
- Elizabeth Wynn
- 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)12 inspection reports, latest 10 March 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
- Top Care Homes Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 05268092 (opens Companies House)
Top Care Homes Limited runs 2 services, all in the East of England. 2 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Other services run by Top Care Homes Limited
- G Legra Residential Care Home Good. Care home, Southend-on-Sea
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 Southminster Residential Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Southminster Residential Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Southminster Residential Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 40 beds at Southminster Residential Home.
- When was Southminster Residential Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Southminster Residential Home was published on 30 March 2019.
- Who runs Southminster Residential Home?
- Southminster Residential Home is run by Top Care Homes Limited. It runs 2 services, all in the East of England.
- What is Southminster Residential Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 30 March 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01621 773462
- Address
- Station Road, Southminster, CM0 7EW Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Estoril Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Villeneuve House Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Schumey's Corner Good, 0.6 miles away
- RI Squeaks House Residential Care Home Requires improvement, 0.7 miles away
- G Deansbrook Farm Good, 1.2 miles away