Windermere Rest Home

23-25 Windermere Road, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 2RF

01702303647

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

29 June 2021

Provider

Mr Kumarasingham Dharmasingham

Beds

10 beds

About Windermere Rest Home

Windermere Rest Home is a residential care home in Southend-on-Sea, providing care for older people. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Windermere Rest Home provides personal and nursing care for up to 10 older people aged 65 and over, with five residents at the time of inspection. Residents expressed satisfaction with their care, with one person praising the staff, saying they were "so good at their jobs. " Care and treatment were planned and delivered to ensure people's safety and welfare.

Staff had undergone appropriate recruitment checks and received suitable training. The home had systems in place to minimise infection risks and learn from accidents and incidents.

Source: CQC inspection report, 29 July 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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: 10 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SS1 2RF

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 29 July 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 29 June 2021.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 9 May 2019: Good
CaringPublished 9 May 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 9 May 2019: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

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 Windermere Rest 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 Windermere Rest 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 Windermere Rest 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 Windermere Rest 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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees