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Peter House
Residential Care
16 January 2026
Peter House Care Ltd
6 beds
Rating history
- Sept 2015
- Jun 2016
- Sept 2016
- Apr 2017
- Jul 2018
- Sept 2019
- Jul 2022
- Apr 2026
Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2017. CQC has rated this home 8 times since 2015.
Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Costs and who runs this home
Run by Peter House Care Ltd, which runs 2 care homes in England: 1 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.
Average care home fees in the East of England: £1,034 a week for residential care and £1,411 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.
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About Peter House
Peter House is a residential care home located in Essex, East of England. Its registered care categories include learning disabilities, mental health, older people, physical disabilities, and younger adults. The home has 6 beds. CQC records an overall rating of Requires Improvement, published in April 2026. The home is operated by Peter House Care Ltd.
Specialist Care
Fees and availability
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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
- 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · CO13 0EW
Registered care categories
Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Caring for children; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities.
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: .
Assessment published 23 April 2026. Assessment date recorded: 16 January 2026.
Read CQC's assessment overview
The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 23 April 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.
Date of Assessment: 03 to 20 February 2026
This service is a residential care home providing support to people with a learning disability and autistic people. At the time of the inspection, 6 people were living in the service. We carried out this inspection to follow up on breaches of the regulations found at the last inspection. This inspection was also prompted in part by information of concern shared with CQC about the safety and quality of care people received.
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. We found the provider was not delivering care in line with these principles.
At the last inspection, the provider was in breach of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, person-centred care and good governance. Improvements were not found at this inspection, and the provider remained in breach of regulations.
At this inspection we found 5 breaches of the legal regulations. The provider was no longer in breach of regulation in relation to person-centred care. However, we found they were in continued breach of regulations relating to safe care and treatment and good governance. They were also in breach of regulations relating to treating people with dignity and respect, consent and safeguarding.
People were not treated with dignity and respect at all times. People’s capacity to make decisions and give consent was not effectively assessed and documented. Risks to people’s health and safety were not managed safely. People were not always protected and kept safe. Restrictions in people’s lives were not adequately assessed and monitored. The provider did not have effective governance processes in place to assess, monitor and improve the quality and safety of the service. Concerns were not promptly identified and addressed.
In instances where CQC have decided to take civil or criminal enforcement action against a provider, we will publish this information on our website after any representations and/or appeals have been concluded. We have also asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this inspection.
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
Questions prompted by these ratings
- Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
- Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
- Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
- Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
- 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.
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 Peter House, 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 Peter House, 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 Peter House'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.
Location
Sneating Hall Lane, Kirby-le-soken, Frinton-on-sea, CO13 0EW

Peter House
CQC overall rating
Assessment date: 16 January 2026
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