Care home · Colchester
Ewer Court
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- 1 Fairfax Road, Colchester, CO2 7ED
- Run by
- Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited (24 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- April 2018 (8 years)
- Part of
- Salutem Bid Co Ltd
- Registered manager
- Dema Dema
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10988939)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Feb 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-4658761729
The service in brief
Ewer Court in Colchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2019). It is one of 48 CQC-registered care homes in and around Colchester; 37 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The inspection, summarised
- We found the following examples of good practice: There was a cleaning schedule in place and regular audits were undertaken to ensure the environment was clean and hygienic to reduce the risk of infections.
- The manager had oversight of testing and vaccinations for COVID-19, for both people living at Ewer Court and for staff.
- Staff had access to an app on their mobile phones where advice and information on COVID-19 was regularly updated by the provider.
- Regular virtual meetings with the provider took place to discuss any questions or new guidance, and this was cascaded to staff and people living at the service.
Inspected 29 January 2021; report published 25 February 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Ewer Court is run by Salutem Ld Bidco Iv Limited (company 10988939), incorporated in 2017.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited runs 25 CQC-registered services across 16 council areas; 22 of the 25 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (88%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Essex.
It trades under the Salutem Bid Co Ltd brand, which covers 72 services run by 8 registered providers.
Likely fees
We estimate Ewer Court 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Essex Council for a free care needs assessment.
Around Colchester
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Priory Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (6 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (3 of the nearest 25).
17 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in New Town and Christ Church ward, classed by ONS as urban (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 GP surgery (9 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (1 min), a park (3 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ewer Court over the years
Registered in April 2018, it has 8 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2019–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 25 February 2021.
What the ratings tell you
Ewer Court has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 272 of the 368 other care homes in Essex that CQC has rated.
Registered specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe294 of 369 in Essex
- Effective330 of 369 in Essex
- Caring343 of 369 in Essex
- Responsive326 of 369 in Essex
- Well-led273 of 369 in Essex
From CQC's latest report, published 4 June 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
Past CQC ratings
- Jun 2019
- Feb 2021
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 25 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 4 June 2019
Area and map
- Ward
- New Town and Christ Church
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO2 (11)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 120 m (1 min walk) · 31 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Colchester Town, 230 m (3 min walk)
- GP surgery Wimpole Road Surgery, 690 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Queen Street Pharmacy, 490 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Premier Express, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Park 240 m (3 min walk)
- Café T4 Tea For U, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Colchester Buddist Centre, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Library Colchester Library, 590 m (7 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
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Ewer Court against its area
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 84% of the 368 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2019) is more recent than 29% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 91% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 23.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 30% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Essex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Ewer Court
- How did Ewer Court score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Ewer Court: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are Ewer Court's fees?
- Ewer Court hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Who is the registered provider for Ewer Court?
- CQC lists Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited as the provider responsible for Ewer Court.
- How many beds does Ewer Court have?
- Ewer Court can take up to 4 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How recent is Ewer Court's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 4 June 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Ewer Court registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- Is Ewer Court regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-4658761729 and was rated Good overall in June 2019.
- Where is Ewer Court?
- It is at 1 Fairfax Road, Colchester, CO2 7ED.
- What kind of care can Ewer Court offer?
- Ewer Court is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.