Kilkee Lodge Residential Home

Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9ED

01376342455

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

20 April 2023

Provider

Kilkee Lodge Care Home Limited

Beds

80 beds

About Kilkee Lodge Residential Home

Kilkee Lodge Residential Home is a welcoming residential care home in Essex, offering a familiar and homely setting where residents can feel comfortable and supported. The team there understands how significant this decision is for families, and the home aims to provide a warm environment where people are treated with kindness and respect. For those exploring care options in the Essex area, Kilkee Lodge can be a reassuring place to start your search.

Kilkee Lodge provides accommodation with personal care for up to 80 people across a two-storey adapted building. At inspection, 76 people were being supported at the home.

Quality and safety audits had improved since the previous inspection, though further improvements were needed in several areas. Risk assessments for people's health and wellbeing had been completed and showed improvement, but there was insufficient oversight to ensure these were completed correctly. The home needed to strengthen its approach to hygiene oversight, refresher training, and the complaints process.

Comments and concerns raised by residents and family members were not always recorded appropriately, which meant the home was missing opportunities to learn from feedback and make improvements.

Source: CQC inspection report, 21 June 2023

Specialist Care

Older people

Facilities & Amenities

Activities Programme

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: 80 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CM7 9ED

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs.

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 June 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 20 April 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 30 April 2019: Good
CaringPublished 30 April 2019: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

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 Kilkee Lodge Residential 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 Kilkee Lodge Residential Home, 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 Kilkee Lodge Residential Home, 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 Kilkee Lodge Residential 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