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Tallis HouseEssex

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Rated:Requires ImprovementResidential

Tallis House

Neal Court, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3EH

01992713336

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

10 August 2022

Provider

Runwood Homes Limited

Beds

101 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 32 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 25 are rated higher by CQC, 7 are the same and none are lower.

16 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementMar 2015
GoodJun 2016
Requires ImprovementMay 2018
Requires ImprovementJun 2019
GoodJun 2021
Requires ImprovementSept 2022

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022. CQC has rated this home 6 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 Runwood Homes Limited, which runs 58 care homes in England: 1 rated Outstanding, 47 Good and 10 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.

This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Tallis House

Tallis House is a residential care home in Essex, providing care for older people, including those living with dementia. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Tallis House accommodates up to 101 older people, some living with dementia, with 68 residents at the time of inspection. The service provides nursing or personal care support.

Staff levels were insufficient to meet people's needs, despite dependency assessment tools suggesting adequate staffing. Feedback from staff, residents, and relatives contradicted this assessment. While suitable recruitment processes existed, they were not consistently applied.

Medicine management was handled safely, and the service maintained good hygiene standards and infection control practices.

Source: CQC inspection report, 15 September 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

Activities ProgrammeDining RoomLaundry Service

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.

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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: 101 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · EN9 3EH

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 15 September 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 10 August 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 17 June 2021: Good
ResponsivePublished 17 June 2021: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

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?
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.

Read Tallis House'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 Tallis House, 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 Tallis House, 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 Tallis 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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees