Kingsgate Care Home

22-24 Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-sea, CO15 6QF

01255879140

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

14 April 2021

Provider

Jem Care Home Services Limited

Beds

43 beds

About Kingsgate Care Home

Kingsgate Care Home is a nursing home in Essex, providing personal and nursing care for older people. Further detail from the Care Quality Commission's most recent inspection is set out below.

Kingsgate provides personal and nursing care for up to 40 people aged 65 and over across three floors in a single adapted building. At inspection, the home was supporting 31 people.

The home maintained a homely, caring environment with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Staff were friendly and considerate, treating people with kindness and developing positive relationships with them. Systems and processes were in place to keep people safe, and staff supported residents to have maximum choice in the least restrictive way possible, aligned with their best interests.

Source: CQC inspection report, 13 May 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 43 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CO15 6QF

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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: Good.

Rating report published 13 May 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 14 April 2021.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 1 February 2020: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 1 February 2020: Good
ResponsivePublished 1 February 2020: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?

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

Read Kingsgate 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 Kingsgate 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 Kingsgate 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 Kingsgate 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