Care home · Colchester
Stronvar Rest Home
Typical fee here £1,350–£1,650 a week Estimate
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- Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0QT
- Run by
- Stronvar Rest Home Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 17 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- March 2014 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Susan Vanda Carden-Edwards Peter John Bokenham
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08641191)
- Last CQC check
- 11 May 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Brightlingsea: Care homes in Brightlingsea (12) · Best rated care homes in Brightlingsea · Care homes for dementia care in Brightlingsea · Care homes for elderly care in Brightlingsea
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1301351593
Introducing Stronvar Rest Home
Stronvar Rest Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Colchester, run by Stronvar Rest Home Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2026). It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Brightlingsea; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
The five key questions
- Safe75% score291 of 365 in Essex
- Effective71% score327 of 365 in Essex
- Caring70% score341 of 365 in Essex
- Responsive75% score323 of 365 in Essex
- Well-led71% score271 of 365 in Essex
Source: CQC, published 11 May 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
Detailed scores
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Stronvar Rest Home scores 72%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 71%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives2 · Some shortfalls
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 71%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion2 · Some shortfalls
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 9 March 2026, published 11 May 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
Earlier inspections
- Jul 2016
- Mar 2019
- Feb 2021
- May 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 13 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 1 March 2019
- CQC inspection report 6 July 2016
- Inspection report 20 August 2014
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 17 May 2025 by Tendring. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Stronvar"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Brightlingsea
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO7 (19)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Colne Medical Centre, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Shop Sainsbury's, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Park Lower Park Playing Field, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints, Brightlingsea, 850 m (11 min walk)
- Library Brightlingsea Library, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
What the ratings tell you
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 270 of the 364 other care homes in Essex that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Responsive at 75% and its lowest is Caring at 70%, averaging 72% overall.
Track record
Registered in March 2014, it has 12 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
4 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 13 February 2021.
Choice nearby
There are 12 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Four Winds, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (8 of the nearest 25).
2 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Brightlingsea ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- We visited because the service had an aged rating and required a full review of quality and safety under our new assessment approach.
- The home provides care and support for older people, including people living with dementia.
- A small and well-established care team provided person‑centred care, were knowledgeable and knew people well.
- People said staff were knowledgeable and treated them as individuals.
Inspected 2 February 2021; report published 13 February 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Stronvar Rest Home is run by Stronvar Rest Home Ltd (company 08641191), incorporated in 2013.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Costs to expect
We estimate Stronvar Rest Home at £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £70k–£86k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Essex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Family reviews
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How Stronvar Rest Home compares
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 84% of the 364 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2026) is more recent than 91% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 17 beds it is smaller than 56% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 41% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Essex; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Other care homes close by
Guides for families
Other care homes near Brightlingsea with recent ratings
- SilverspringsMay 2026
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Quick answers about Stronvar Rest Home
- Does Stronvar Rest Home support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- How recent is Stronvar Rest Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 11 May 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What type of care does Stronvar Rest Home provide?
- Registration for Stronvar Rest Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is Stronvar Rest Home?
- It is at Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0QT.
- Is Stronvar Rest Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Stronvar Rest Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-1301351593) and was rated Good overall in May 2026.
- How much does care from Stronvar Rest Home cost?
- Stronvar Rest Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Stronvar Rest Home score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How many beds does Stronvar Rest Home have?
- Stronvar Rest Home has 17 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Which provider runs Stronvar Rest Home?
- The registered provider is Stronvar Rest Home Ltd, according to CQC.
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