Penny Pot Care Home

8-16 Alton Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, CO15 1LB

01255424077

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

7 February 2018

Provider

Integrity Care Services Limited

Beds

38 beds

About Penny Pot Care Home

Penny Pot Care Home is a residential care home in Essex. Details of its most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Penny Pot accommodates up to 38 people in one adapted building, with 37 residents at the time of inspection. The service remained rated good following this inspection. A new manager was in the process of being registered by the commission, with provider support during the interim period.

People were safe because staff supported them to understand how to keep safe, and staff had the knowledge to protect them from harm. The service continued to maintain good standards of care and support for its residents.

Source: CQC inspection report, 6 April 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 38 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CO15 1LB

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 6 April 2018. Latest inspection date recorded: 7 February 2018.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?

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

Read Penny Pot 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 Penny Pot 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 Penny Pot 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 Penny Pot 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.

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