Five Stacks Residential Care Centre
- Care home
- 30 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2016
- Brightlingsea, Essex, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
7 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.
Five Stacks Residential Care Centre: inspection record
Rated Good in May 2019, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
- RI 165 Point Clear Road Requires improvement, 0.2 miles away
- RI Wellwick House Requires improvement, 1.4 miles away
- I The Cottage Residential Care Home Inadequate, 1.5 miles away
- G Four Winds Good, 1.9 miles away
- G Stronvar Rest Home Good, 2.4 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 26 March 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Five Stacks Residential Care Centre is an adapted building which provides accommodation and personal care for up to 30 older people including those living with dementia. This service includes a self-contained wing specifically for providing short break care for up to seven adults with a learning disability (LD). There were 27 people living in the service at the time of our inspection which included one person using the LD respite facilities.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice.
The service's monthly newsletter, emailed to people's families, kept them updated on what was happening in the service, and included photographs of social events people have been joining in with.
Systems were in place to minimise the risk / detect COVID-19 coming into the service. This included people's visitors being screened and tested, before entering the service through a designated entrance.
People and staff had regularly been tested for COVID-19. Appropriate processes were in place and followed where anyone has tested positive or displayed symptoms of COVID-19.
Staff felt supported by the management, who had ensured they had access to enough personal protective equipment (PPE) to safely carry out their role.
To relieve people's anxiety around the use of PPE, staff had displayed items of PPE and photographs of them wearing it.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 7 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
- Michelle Ellis
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, 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)4 inspection reports, latest 26 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
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 05576720 (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 Five Stacks Residential Care Centre provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Five Stacks Residential Care Centre as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Five Stacks Residential Care Centre have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 30 beds at Five Stacks Residential Care Centre.
- When was Five Stacks Residential Care Centre last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Five Stacks Residential Care Centre was published on 17 May 2019.
- Who runs Five Stacks Residential Care Centre?
- Five Stacks Residential Care Centre is run by Five Stacks Residential Home Limited.
- What is Five Stacks Residential Care Centre's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 17 May 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01255 820417
- Address
- 209 Point Clear Road, St Osyth, Clacton On Sea, CO16 8JD Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI 165 Point Clear Road Requires improvement, 0.2 miles away
- RI Wellwick House Requires improvement, 1.4 miles away
- I The Cottage Residential Care Home Inadequate, 1.5 miles away
- G Four Winds Good, 1.9 miles away
- G Stronvar Rest Home Good, 2.4 miles away