Care home · Silver End
Joseph Gardens
Illustrative photo, not of Joseph Gardens- Address
- 7 Joseph Gardens, Silver End, CM8 3SN
- Run by
- Zero Three Care Homes LLP (11 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 2 (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
- August 2014 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Keely Louise Read
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House OC308106)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Oct 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1588829407
The service in brief
Joseph Gardens in Silver End is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Zero Three Care Homes LLP. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (October 2018). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Witham; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe290 of 364 in Essex
- Effective326 of 364 in Essex
- Caring340 of 364 in Essex
- Responsive322 of 364 in Essex
- Well-led270 of 364 in Essex
CQC key question ratings, published 20 October 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The inspection took place on 24 September 2018 and was announced as we wanted to be sure that people would be at the service when we visited.
- The service provides accommodation and care for up to two adults with learning disabilities.
- There were two people living at the service on the day of our inspection.
- A registered manager was in post and present during the inspection.
Inspected 24 September 2018; report published 20 October 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
History with CQC
Registered in August 2014, it has 12 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 20 October 2018.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Joseph Gardens 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.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Essex Council for a free care needs assessment.
The registered provider
Joseph Gardens is run by Zero Three Care Homes Llp (company OC308106), incorporated in 2004, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Zero Three Care Homes LLP runs 11 CQC-registered services; 11 of the 11 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 11 are in Essex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
How it fits locally
There are 8 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Boars Tye House, under 0.5 miles away.
17 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Silver End & Cressing ward, classed by ONS as smaller 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 GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (7 min), a park (8 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2016
- Oct 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 20 October 2018
- CQC inspection report 6 April 2016
Finding it
- Ward
- Silver End & Cressing
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witham
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Smaller rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CM8 (11)
See the wider area · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Around the building
- Bus stop 170 m (2 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Silver End Surgery, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Foodstore, 590 m (7 min walk)
- Park 680 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship St Francis, Silver End, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Library Silver End Library, 610 m (8 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Reading Joseph Gardens's CQC ratings
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 269 of the 363 other care homes in Essex that CQC has rated.
Registered specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
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Quick answers about Joseph Gardens
- How did Joseph Gardens score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Joseph Gardens's fees?
- Joseph Gardens 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.
- Who is the registered provider for Joseph Gardens?
- The registered provider is Zero Three Care Homes LLP, according to CQC.
- How big is Joseph Gardens?
- Joseph Gardens is registered for up to 2 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- When was Joseph Gardens last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 20 October 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Joseph Gardens support people with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- What kind of care can Joseph Gardens offer?
- Registration for Joseph Gardens covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Joseph Gardens regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-1588829407 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in October 2018.
- Where is Joseph Gardens based?
- It is at 7 Joseph Gardens, Silver End, CM8 3SN.
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