Care home · Clacton-on-sea
165 Point Clear Road
Typical fee here £1,310–£1,600 a week Estimate
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- 165 Point Clear Road, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-sea, CO16 8JB
- Run by
- TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- July 2020 (6 years)
- Part of
- Ivolve Group Limited
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11994281)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Dec 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-9197571899
Introducing 165 Point Clear Road
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, 165 Point Clear Road is based in Clacton-on-sea, run by TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (December 2022). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Brightlingsea; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
165 Point Clear Road over the years
Registered in July 2020, it has 6 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
The rating is 3 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe67 of 365 in Essex
- Effective35 of 365 in Essex
- Caring341 of 365 in Essex
- Responsive323 of 365 in Essex
- Well-led76 of 365 in Essex
From CQC's latest report, published 9 December 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
Around Clacton-on-sea
There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Five Stacks Residential Care Centre, under 0.5 miles away.
8 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St Osyth ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
165 Point Clear Road is run by Tlc Care Homes Clacton Residential Limited (company 11994281), incorporated in 2019, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
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.
TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED runs 3 CQC-registered services; 1 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (33%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 3 are in Essex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
It trades under the Ivolve Group Limited brand, which covers 69 services run by 6 registered providers.
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2016
- Dec 2018
- Dec 2022
- Today Rating 3 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 9 December 2022
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 (generally satisfactory), from an inspection on 28 April 2026 by Tendring. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "165 Point Clear"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- St Osyth
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clacton
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Smaller rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO16 (10)
View on OpenStreetMap · Plan a journey · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearby
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Shop Nisa Local, 20 m (1 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Likely fees
We estimate 165 Point Clear Road at £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
With savings below £23,250, Essex Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Inspection findings in brief
- 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.
- Right Support: People were not always supported in a safe, clean, and well-maintained environment.
- Areas of the home and equipment people used was not always clean enough, fit for purpose, or well maintained.
- Staff knew how people preferred to take their medicines to achieve the best possible health outcome.
Inspected 26 October 2022; report published 9 December 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading 165 Point Clear Road's CQC ratings
For 165 Point Clear Road, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Essex, 67 of 365 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (18%), while 35 of 365 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (10%), while 76 of 365 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed 165 Point Clear Road on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
Where 165 Point Clear Road stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Essex, 84% of the 364 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2022) is more recent than 57% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 82% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 25% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (20% of care homes in Essex are also rated below Good here); Effective (10% of care homes in Essex are also rated below Good here); Well-led (23% of care homes in Essex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Essex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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165 Point Clear Road questions answered
- How much does 165 Point Clear Road charge?
- We don't have published prices from 165 Point Clear Road yet. 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.
- Is 165 Point Clear Road rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How many beds does 165 Point Clear Road have?
- CQC registers 165 Point Clear Road for 5 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Which provider runs 165 Point Clear Road?
- TLC CARE HOMES CLACTON RESIDENTIAL LIMITED is the registered provider for 165 Point Clear Road.
- Is 165 Point Clear Road registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- When was 165 Point Clear Road last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 9 December 2022, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What kind of care can 165 Point Clear Road offer?
- CQC lists 165 Point Clear Road under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is 165 Point Clear Road?
- It is at 165 Point Clear Road, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-sea, CO16 8JB.
- Is 165 Point Clear Road a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-9197571899 and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2022.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.