Marmora Care Home

4-6 Penfold Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, CO15 1JN

01255422719

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

15 August 2018

Provider

Marmora Limited

Beds

27 beds

About Marmora Care Home

Marmora Care Home is a residential care home in Essex, providing personal care for older people with varying levels of dementia-related needs. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.

Marmora is a care home accommodating up to 27 older people with varying levels of dementia-related needs. Located in a residential area close to the seafront and town centre, the service provides personal care but not nursing care. Following a previous inspection that identified concerns regarding safe care and treatment, safeguarding, staffing and governance, the management team made significant improvements.

At the follow-up inspection in August 2018, the service was found to be compliant with regulations and now rated as 'Good'.

Source: CQC inspection report, 15 September 2018

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder 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: 27 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CO15 1JN

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.

Rating report published 15 September 2018. Latest inspection date recorded: 15 August 2018.

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

Read Marmora 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 Marmora 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 Marmora 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 Marmora 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