SummerView

35 Pembury Road, Westcliff On Sea, Essex, SS0 8DU

01702348310

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

10 April 2026

Provider

SummerCare Limited

Beds

6 beds

About SummerView

SummerView is a residential care home in Southend-on-Sea, providing personal care for people with a learning disability. Further details on the service are set out in the findings below.

SummerView, in Southend-on-Sea, is a care home registered for up to 6 people with a learning disability who need personal care, without nursing support. The home has accommodation over two floors with garden access and good links to the local community.

The CQC found the service was performing well overall, with a rating of good. Staff were suitably trained and recruited, medicines were managed safely, and people were supported to take part in activities they enjoyed. Previous concerns about safe care and governance had been resolved, and a relative described the home as "lovely" and well led.

Source: CQC assessment, 5 May 2026

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peopleSensory 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 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 · SS0 8DU

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; 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.

Assessment published 5 May 2026. Assessment date recorded: 10 April 2026.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 5 May 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: 14 April until 21 April 2026.We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed autistic people and people with a learning disability respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance. Improvements were found at this inspection and the provider was no longer in breach of these regulations.
Summerview is a care home registered to accommodate up to 6 people who have a learning disability who require nursing or personal care. The service does not provide nursing care. There were 6 people living at the service at the time of inspection. The accommodation for people was over 2 floors with access to a large garden and easy access to the local community.
Care and treatment was planned and delivered in a way which was intended to ensure people's safety and welfare. There were enough staff who had received appropriate training to meet people’s needs. People were cared for by staff who had been recruited and employed after appropriate checks had been completed. Staff worked well with health care professionals to support people’s mental and physical well-being. People were supported to take their medicines by staff who had the correct skills to support them. Staff supported people to engage in their local community with activities they enjoyed.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
The registered manager had systems in place to provide good oversight and governance at the service.

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

Read SummerView'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 SummerView, 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 SummerView, 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 SummerView'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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