Mickleboro Lodge
- Care home
- 8 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2024
- Colchester, Essex, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
1 rating
Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.
14 months
since the latest rating was published.
295 of 361
rated care homes in Essex are rated Good, like this one.
Mickleboro Lodge: inspection record
Rated Good in August 2025.
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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 29 August 2025 (assessment visit 17 July 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Mickleboro Lodge is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for up to 8 people who have primarily mental health needs. The service was registered with CQC on 10 July 2024, and this is the first inspection since registration. We therefore looked at all Quality Statements within the 5 key questions of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. We carried out an unannounced site visit to the service on 28 July 2025, at the time there were 7 people living at Mickleboro Lodge.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The overall rating for this service is Good. We found significant improvement in all aspects of the service and outcomes for people using the service since a change in the provider. At the time of inspection, the service currently had no registered manager. The provider was currently managing the service until a manager was recruited. In addition to the provider, the service had inclusive leaders who had the skills, knowledge, experience and credibility to lead effectively. The provider had worked hard at building trust between the leadership team and staff to improve outcomes for people and staff. The provider cared about and promoted the wellbeing of their staff and staff told us they enjoyed their roles. Staff told us they felt valued and supported in their roles, including through specialist training, supervisions and team meetings. There was a good learning culture in which incidents were thoroughly investigated and learnt from to improve the service. Staff managed medicines well. The provider, leaders and staff worked well in partnership with other professionals to deliver good outcomes to people.
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Safe
Good
Safe
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm.
This is the first assessment for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated Good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
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Effective
Good
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.
This is the first assessment for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated Good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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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.
This is the first assessment for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated 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.
This is the first assessment for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated 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.
This is the first assessment for this newly registered service. This key question has been rated 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
- 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 with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, 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
- D & S Healthcare Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 15484342 (opens Companies House)
D & S Healthcare Limited runs 3 services, all in the East of England. 2 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by D & S Healthcare Limited
- G Hazel Villa Good. Care home, Essex
- – D&S Home Care and Supported Living Not yet rated. Home care, 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 Mickleboro Lodge provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Mickleboro Lodge as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Mickleboro Lodge have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 8 beds at Mickleboro Lodge.
- When was Mickleboro Lodge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Mickleboro Lodge was published on 29 August 2025.
- Who runs Mickleboro Lodge?
- Mickleboro Lodge is run by D & S Healthcare Limited. It runs 3 services, all in the East of England.
- What is Mickleboro Lodge's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 29 August 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 01206 521995
- Address
- 184 St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3AG Map (opens Google Maps)
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