Blenheim Care Home

39-41 Kirby Road, Walton On The Naze, Essex, CO14 8QT

01255675548

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

6 July 2021

Provider

Regal Care Trading Ltd

Beds

57 beds

About Blenheim Care Home

Blenheim Care Home is a residential care home in Essex, offering older people a place to feel comfortable and supported as they go about their daily lives. The team there understands how much it means to families to find somewhere their loved one can truly call home, and that sense of belonging sits at the heart of what they do. If you are exploring care options in the Essex area, Blenheim may be worth getting in touch with to learn more about what they can offer.

Blenheim Care Home provides accommodation with personal care for up to 57 older people in a single adapted building, including specialist care and support for those living with dementia. At the time of inspection, 17 people were residing at the service. Following significant failings identified during a previous inspection, a new manager was appointed and registered with CQC in September 2020.

A subsequent focused inspection found that while some improvements had been made, breaches remained in relation to safe care and treatment.

Source: CQC inspection report, 21 August 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairments

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The home has a quiet reading nook and a decked garden space.
Listed facilities include a hair salon, terrace, family room, Wi-Fi, lift access and parking.

Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

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: 57 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CO14 8QT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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 21 August 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 6 July 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
ResponsivePublished 7 May 2020: Requires improvement
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?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
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 Blenheim Care 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 Blenheim Care 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 Blenheim Care 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 Blenheim Care 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