Mountdale Nursing Home

59 Mountdale Gardens, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 4AP

01702421019

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

20 November 2024

Provider

Mountdale Limited

Beds

24 beds

About Mountdale Nursing Home

Mountdale Nursing Home is a nursing home in Southend-on-Sea. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Mountdale Nursing Home is a residential care home providing accommodation and nursing care for up to 24 people, some of whom are living with dementia. It is set over three floors with a large garden and individual rooms. At the time of the CQC's assessment, 21 people were living there.

Inspectors found the service had made improvements since the previous assessment and was no longer in breach of regulation, with the registered manager now having effective governance systems in place. People and relatives spoke highly of staff and the care provided, describing them as attentive and kind. Overall, the CQC rated the home Good.

Source: CQC assessment, 17 February 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 24 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SS9 4AP

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Eating disorders; Learning disabilities; Physical disabilities; Substance misuse problems.

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 17 February 2025. Assessment date recorded: 20 November 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 17 February 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Mountdale Nursing Home is a residential care home. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. Mountdale Nursing Home is a care home with nursing care. CQC regulates both the premises, and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection. Mountdale Nursing Home provides accommodation for up to 24 people some of whom may be living with dementia. The accommodation is set over 3 levels and is spacious with different areas for people to meet, individual rooms and a large garden. There were 21 people living at the service at the time of our assessment. We carried out our on-site assessment on 29 January 2025, off site assessment activity started on 27 January 2025 and ended on 31 January 2025. The assessment was completed to follow up on the last assessment to see if improvements had been made. We found the service had made improvements and were no longer in breach of regulation. The registered manager now had governance systems in place to monitor the service and provide good oversight. This assessment was unannounced.

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

Read Mountdale Nursing 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 Mountdale Nursing 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 Mountdale Nursing 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 Mountdale Nursing 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