165 Point Clear Road

165 Point Clear Road, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-sea, CO16 8JB

01255823547

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

26 October 2022

Provider

TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED

Beds

5 beds

About 165 Point Clear Road

165 Point Clear Road is a small residential care home in Essex, offering a more intimate setting where residents can feel genuinely at home rather than lost in a large institution. The team here takes a personal approach to care, getting to know each resident as an individual and building the kind of trust that helps people feel comfortable and supported day to day. For families exploring care options in the Essex area, this is a home where the focus remains on the people who live there.

Point Clear is a residential care home providing personal care to four men, with capacity for up to five. The service supports people with learning disabilities and autism, promoting maximum choice and control in their lives through least restrictive practices.

Staff demonstrate good knowledge of residents' medication preferences and facilitate access to specialist health and social care support in the community. They actively encourage residents to maintain their health and wellbeing, support healthy eating, and communicate in ways tailored to individual needs. Staff also support residents in making decisions following best practice guidelines.

However, the home does not consistently maintain a safe, clean, and well-kept environment. Areas of the property and equipment used by residents are not always adequately clean, fit for purpose, or properly maintained.

Source: CQC inspection report, 9 December 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 5 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CO16 8JB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 9 December 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 26 October 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read 165 Point Clear Road's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting 165 Point Clear Road, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit 165 Point Clear Road, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund 165 Point Clear Road's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees