Wellwick House

100 Colchester Road, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-sea, CO16 8HB

01255823547

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

17 June 2022

Provider

TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED

Beds

6 beds

Rating history

GoodMay 2016
GoodFeb 2019
Requires ImprovementJul 2022

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED, which runs 3 care homes in England: 1 rated Good and 2 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.

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 Wellwick House

Wellwick House is a care home in Essex that takes a genuinely personal approach to supporting the people who live there. Families looking for the right place for their loved one will find a setting where the focus is on comfort, familiarity, and feeling at home. The team at Wellwick House works to build real relationships with residents, making it a place where individuals are truly known and valued.

Wellwick House is a residential care home supporting six people with learning disabilities and autism. The service provides accommodation and personal care in a large house that feels welcoming and non-institutionalised, with communal areas and private spaces available. People can personalise their bedrooms according to their preferences.

Staff support residents to pursue their interests and participate in community activities, though staffing levels sometimes prevent outings from happening as planned. The home enables access to local amenities and community engagement. However, there were concerns around medicine administration, with people not consistently receiving their medications as prescribed.

Source: CQC inspection report, 30 July 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesOlder peopleYounger 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 · CO16 8HB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 30 July 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 17 June 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Good
Responsive: 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 Wellwick 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 Wellwick 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 Wellwick 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 Wellwick 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