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BroadoaksEssex

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Rated:GoodResidential

Broadoaks

2 Southend Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1HE

01702545888

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

19 June 2024

Provider

Eastwood Hall Limited

Beds

39 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 57 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 48 are the same and 8 are lower.

22 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 24 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementJul 2016
Requires ImprovementAug 2017
GoodDec 2018
Requires ImprovementOct 2021
GoodDec 2024

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2024. CQC has rated this home 5 times since 2016.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Eastwood Hall Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in the East of England: £1,034 a week for residential care and £1,411 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Broadoaks

Broadoaks is a residential care home in Essex, providing accommodation and personal care for older people. The findings below set out what the CQC observed during its most recent inspection.

Broadoaks Care Home provides accommodation and personal care for up to 39 older people. At the time of the CQC's assessment, a small number of people were being supported, with staffing levels that meant relatives noticed a consistent, familiar team who knew them well.

Inspectors found people and their relatives felt safe and well cared for, with warm, welcoming interactions from staff during visits. Activities were engaging and creative, with staff described as lively and attentive. The overall rating remains Good, reflecting consistently positive findings across the areas assessed.

Source: CQC assessment, 3 December 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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: 39 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SS4 1HE

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

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.

Assessment published 3 December 2024. Assessment date recorded: 19 June 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 3 December 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Broadoaks Care Home is a residential care home providing accommodation with personal care for up to 39 people. The service provides care to older people. We carried out our on-site assessment on 1 October 2024. At the time of our assessment there were 10 people being supported with personal care and 1 person without the regulated activity of personal care. This was a responsive assessment. We looked at quality statements relating to areas in Safe, Responsive and Well-Led. We looked at 4 of the 5 key questions, we did not assess all quality statements during this assessment. For those areas we did not assess, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating.

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

Read Broadoaks'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 Broadoaks, 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 Broadoaks, 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 Broadoaks'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