Mountfitchet House

The company behind Mountfitchet House

Mountfitchet House is run by Care Uk Community Partnerships Ltd (company 02644862), incorporated in 1991, 24 years 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.

Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 103 CQC-registered services across 52 council areas; 94 of the 99 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (95%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

4 of its services are in Essex.

It trades under the Welltower brand, which covers 529 services run by 37 registered providers.

Around Stansted

There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Mountfitchet House, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (2 of the nearest 17); physical disabilities (5 of the nearest 17).

3 of the 13 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Stansted North ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (2 min), a park (6 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

The ratings in context

Looking at the five areas: Effective is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Essex, 35 of 364 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (10%).

If you are considering it, read the Effective section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Likely fees

We estimate Mountfitchet House at £1,820–£2,220 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £95k–£115k.

Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Essex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

Mountfitchet House over the years

CQC registration dates from February 2016, so the service has been operating for around 10 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Outstanding; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Good.

At 3 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

Reports on record: 3, with the most recent dated 31 August 2023.