Rated Care Homes

Wellwick House

RI

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.

Wellwick House: inspection record

Care home, 6 beds, Essex

Rated Requires improvement in July 2022, down from Good.

Wellwick House: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Five Stacks Residential Care Centre (Good, 1.4 miles away) and Driftwood Lodge (Good, 2.2 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. RI
    165 Point Clear Road Requires improvement, 1.3 miles away
  2. G
  3. G
    Driftwood Lodge Good, 2.2 miles away
  4. I
    The Cottage Residential Care Home Inadequate, 2.2 miles away
  5. G
    4 Cottage Walk Good, 2.3 miles away

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About the service

From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 30 July 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Wellwick House is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care. The service was supporting six people at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to six people who have a learning disability and who may be living with autism.

What inspectors found

Right Support • People were supported by staff to pursue their interests and to take part in activities within the local community. However, there were occasions where there were not always enough staff to ensure people could get out as planned and agreed. • People did not receive their medicines as they should. • The service is a large house which enables people living there to access the local community and its amenities. The premises did not feel unfriendly, intimidating or institutionalised. • People were able to use communal areas as they wished and to have privacy for themselves if they chose to be alone. • People had a choice about their living environment and were able to personalise their bedrooms. • Staff enabled people to access healthcare provision and services as needed. • Staff communicated with people in ways that met their needs despite not having received formal training in specific communication language programmes such as Makaton or Picture Exchange Communication System [PECS].

Read the rest of CQC's summary

Right Care • Risks to people's safety were not always mitigated to ensure people were kept safe. Not all staff used Personal Protective Equipment [PPE] effectively, although this improved on the second day of inspection. There was a risk people may not always receive good quality care and support as staff had not received specialist training relating to the needs of the people they supported or formal supervision. • People received care and support that was kind and caring. Staff protected people's right to privacy. • Staff understood how to protect people from harm and abuse. However, where internal investigations were completed, improvements were required to ensure these were robust. • People's care plans reflected their needs and the level of support to be required by staff. Relatives confirmed they had been involved with their family member's care plan and were aware of the information recorded. Improvements were required to ensure people's end of life care plans were more robust.

Right culture • The service's quality assurance, monitoring and oversight arrangements were not robust and required improvement. • Not all staff felt valued and supported. • Staff were not aware of the ethos and values of the provider or the principles of 'Right support, Right Care and Right Culture'. • Staff were responsive to people's needs.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Safe was rated Requires improvement on 30 July 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
  2. Effective was rated Requires improvement on 30 July 2022. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
  3. Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 30 July 2022. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
  4. The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.

Registration details

Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

1 inspection report, latest 30 July 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
TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDBrand: Ivolve Group Limited
Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
11994281 (opens Companies House)

TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED runs 3 services, all in the East of England. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Other services run by TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED

  1. G
    21 Mill Lane Good. Care home, Essex
  2. RI
    165 Point Clear Road Requires improvement. Care home, Essex

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.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Wellwick House provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists Wellwick House as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does Wellwick House have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 6 beds at Wellwick House.
When was Wellwick House last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Wellwick House was published on 30 July 2022.
Who runs Wellwick House?
Wellwick House is run by TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED. It runs 3 services, all in the East of England.
What is Wellwick House's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 30 July 2022.

Contact

Phone
01255 823547
Address
100 Colchester Road, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-sea, CO16 8HB Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Five Stacks Residential Care Centre (Good, 1.4 miles away) and Driftwood Lodge (Good, 2.2 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. RI
    165 Point Clear Road Requires improvement, 1.3 miles away
  2. G
  3. G
    Driftwood Lodge Good, 2.2 miles away
  4. I
    The Cottage Residential Care Home Inadequate, 2.2 miles away
  5. G
    4 Cottage Walk Good, 2.3 miles away

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