Care home · Dovercourt
Lime Court Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Lime Court Care Home- Address
- Lime Avenue, Dovercourt, CO12 4DE
- Run by
- Dovercourt Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 44 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Excelcare Holdings
- Registered manager
- Suzanne Louise Moore
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05226723)
- Last CQC check
- 1 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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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-122691127
An overview of Lime Court Care Home
Lime Court Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Dovercourt, run by Dovercourt Healthcare Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (December 2018). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Harwich; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Lime Court Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 269 of the 363 other care homes in Essex that CQC has rated.
Past CQC ratings
- May 2016
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 1 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 20 May 2016
- Inspection report 2 September 2014
- Inspection report 27 November 2013
- Inspection report 6 November 2012
- Inspection report 6 January 2012
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 23 January 2026 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 "Lime Court Care Centre"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Dovercourt Bay
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO12 (12)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 140 m (2 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Dovercourt, 960 m (12 min walk)
- GP surgery Dr S W Child Fronks Road Surgery, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Borno Pharmacy, 590 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Asda, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Café The Beach Café, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship Church of Our Lady Queen of Heaven, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Library Harwich Library, 920 m (11 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, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
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 1 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
Inspection findings in brief
- Lime Court Care Home is a purpose built care home that provides personal care and support for up to 44 older people some of whom may be living with dementia.
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
- Staff had been safely recruited and there were sufficient numbers of staff on duty to meet people's needs in a way which met their preferences and promoted their independence.
- Staff had received training in the protection of adults and knew what action they should take if they suspected or witnessed abuse.
Inspected 13 November 2018; report published 1 December 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Lime Court Care Home over the years
Lime Court Care Home has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 7 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.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 1 December 2018.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Ownership and company checks
Lime Court Care Home is run by Dovercourt Healthcare Limited (company 05226723), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
It trades under the Excelcare Holdings brand, which covers 31 services run by 31 registered providers.
Around Dovercourt
There are 9 other care homes within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Alexandra House - Harwich, 0.5 miles away.
20 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Dovercourt Bay ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (5 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Likely fees
We estimate Lime Court 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 whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Essex Council for a free care needs assessment.
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What families ask about Lime Court Care Home
- Where is Lime Court Care Home based?
- It is at Lime Avenue, Dovercourt, CO12 4DE.
- Is Lime Court Care Home registered with CQC?
- Yes. Lime Court Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-122691127) and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
- What type of care does Lime Court Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Lime Court Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Lime Court Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate Lime Court Care Home?
- CQC published the current rating on 1 December 2018, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How many beds does Lime Court Care Home have?
- Lime Court Care Home has 44 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Which provider runs Lime Court Care Home?
- CQC lists Dovercourt Healthcare Limited as the provider responsible for Lime Court Care Home.
- What are Lime Court Care Home's fees?
- Lime Court Care 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). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is Lime Court Care Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
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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.