Avondale Rest Home

38 Avondale Drive, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 4HN

01702711934

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

26 January 2023

Provider

Avondale Care Home Limited

Beds

19 beds

About Avondale Rest Home

Avondale Rest Home is a residential care home in Southend-on-Sea, offering accommodation and personal care for older people, including those living with dementia. Further details on how the home is run are set out in the CQC findings below.

Avondale Rest Home provides accommodation and personal care to up to 19 older people and those living with dementia, with 12 residents using the service at the time of inspection. The home operates from one adapted building designed to meet residents' needs.

People feel safe at the home and report no safety concerns. Suitable safeguarding arrangements protect residents from abuse and harm, with staff demonstrating clear understanding of how to raise and escalate concerns. Staff systematically assess and monitor risks to people's safety and wellbeing.

However, improvements are needed to ensure risks relating to specific healthcare conditions receive fuller consideration in assessments and care planning.

Source: CQC inspection report, 14 February 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilities

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: 19 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SS9 4HN

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical 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: Good.

Rating report published 14 February 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 26 January 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 15 November 2019: Good
CaringPublished 15 November 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 25 August 2021: Requires improvement
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?

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

Read Avondale Rest Home'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 Avondale Rest Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Avondale Rest Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Avondale Rest Home'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