Care home · Halstead
Halstead Hall Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Halstead Hall Care Home- Address
- Mount Hill, Braintree Road, Halstead, CO9 1SL
- Run by
- Stow Healthcare Group Limited (8 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 65 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2017 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Heather Jean Choat
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10174827)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Dec 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-4487228008
Introducing Halstead Hall Care Home
Halstead Hall Care Home in Halstead is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Stow Healthcare Group Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2018), with Well-led rated Outstanding. It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around Halstead; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Past CQC ratings
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 25 December 2018
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 June 2026 by Braintree. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Halstead Hall Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Gosfield & Greenstead Green
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Braintree
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO9 (17)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 11 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Shop Co-operative, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Parkfields Baptist Church, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Library Halstead Library, 1.1 km (14 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe290 of 364 in Essex
- Effective326 of 364 in Essex
- Caring340 of 364 in Essex
- Responsive322 of 364 in Essex
- Well-led11 of 364 in Essex
As rated by CQC, published 25 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it; for example, 11 of 364 care homes in Essex rated Outstanding for Well-led.
The registered provider
Halstead Hall Care Home is run by Stow Healthcare Group Limited (company 10174827), incorporated in 2016, 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 other residential care.
Stow Healthcare Group Limited runs 8 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 7 of the 8 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (88%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Essex.
Likely fees
We estimate Halstead Hall Care 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 how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Around Halstead
There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Blamster's Farm, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (6 of the nearest 25).
19 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Gosfield & Greenstead Green ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (9 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Halstead Hall is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to 65 older people and people with dementia related needs.
- There were 24 people living at the service on the day of our inspection.
- This was the first comprehensive inspection of this service with the new owners, Stow Healthcare Group Limited and was undertaken on 3 December 2018.
- The service was previously known as Attwood's Manor Care Home and had a history of providing poor care, the Care Quality Commission took enforcement action against the previous providers.
Inspected 3 December 2018; report published 25 December 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Reading Halstead Hall Care Home's CQC ratings
Area by area, Well-led is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Essex, 11 of 364 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (3%).
The report's Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Halstead Hall Care Home over the years
Halstead Hall Care Home has been registered with CQC since November 2017, about 8 years.
So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in December 2018.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Family reviews
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Halstead Hall Care Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 84% of the 363 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2018) is more recent than 18% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 65 beds it is larger than 85% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 31% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Essex, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Halstead Hall Care Home
- How many beds does Halstead Hall Care Home have?
- Halstead Hall Care Home is registered for up to 65 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Halstead Hall Care Home?
- Halstead Hall Care Home is run by Stow Healthcare Group Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How much does care from Halstead Hall Care Home cost?
- Halstead Hall Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How is Halstead Hall Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- Where is Halstead Hall Care Home based?
- It is at Mount Hill, Braintree Road, Halstead, CO9 1SL.
- Is Halstead Hall Care Home registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Halstead Hall Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-4487228008 and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
- What services is Halstead Hall Care Home registered for?
- Registration for Halstead Hall Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Can Halstead Hall Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When was Halstead Hall Care Home last inspected?
- 25 December 2018 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
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