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Mental health care homes in Essex

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Essex has 2 mental health care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 1 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 2 Good. Essex council paid on average £1,085 a week for a residential care place and £1,134 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).

All care homes in Essex (18)

Essex at a glance

2on this list

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  • Good2
  • 100% rated Good or Outstanding
How this list is ordered

This list includes every home in Essex on the CQC register, whatever its rating. The highest scores come first and homes not yet inspected come last.

Paying never changes a home's rating, score or place. Top places are only offered to homes rated Good or Outstanding and are always labelled.

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2 mental health care homes in Essex

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Admirals Reach Care Home

Run by HC-One No.5 Limited

Ridgewell Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2GA
GoodCQC · Oct 2018

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Nursing
  • 158 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

Admirals Reach Care Home provides residential, nursing and dementia care in Chelmsford, including residential dementia and nursing dementia support. Its 158 en-suite bedrooms sit within a home with lounges, landscaped gardens, assisted bathrooms and dining areas.

Each resident receives a personalised care plan based on health needs and preferences, with support available around the clock.

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Penfold Lodge

Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited

8-10 Penfold Road, Clacton-on-sea, CO15 1JN
GoodCQC · Jun 2019
  • Responsive Requires improvement

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 18 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

Supporting 18 men with mental health needs, Penfold Lodge provides a residential base in Clacton-on-Sea for rehabilitation and continuing support. The service helps residents develop practical skills for healthier, more independent lives and can also support people with a mild learning disability alongside their primary mental health needs.

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What to look for in mental health care homes

  1. Staff training

    Staff training and access to appropriate clinical or community support.

  2. Personalised recovery

    Personalised recovery, crisis and risk-management planning.

  3. Support for medication

    Support for medication, daily living and meaningful community activity.

Questions families ask

What should mental health care homes offer?

Residential mental health support varies widely in intensity and approach. Confirm that the home’s staff, environment and external clinical relationships match the person’s diagnosis, risks and recovery goals.

How many mental health care homes are there in Essex?

2 mental health care homes in Essex are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

How much does a care home cost in Essex?

Essex council paid on average £1,085 a week for residential care and £1,134 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £2,407 and £1,524. Across England the averages were £982 and £1,102 for people aged 65 and over. People who pay for their own care are often charged more, so ask each home for its weekly fee.

How are these care homes ordered?

Ordered by the MyCareCheck score: the average of the five CQC key-question ratings (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) on a 0 to 10 scale, where Outstanding is 10, Good 8, Requires improvement 5 and Inadequate 2. Homes the CQC has not rated yet come last. No home is left out because of its rating.

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