Care home · Southminster

Villeneuve House

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 29 November 2018 Rating 7 years old
Rated 7 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from November 2018. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support.
Residents relaxing in a care home sitting room Illustrative photo, not of Villeneuve House
Address
Wonston Road, Southminster, CM0 7FE
Run by
Zero Three Care Homes LLP (11 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
6 (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
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Luke Colin Baker
Company check
Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House OC308106)
Last CQC check
29 Nov 2018
Typical fees Estimated
£1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-120448427

Villeneuve House at a glance

Villeneuve House in Southminster 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 (November 2018). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Burnham-on-Crouch; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

What it may cost

We estimate Villeneuve House 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.

Essex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

The local picture

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

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (4 of the nearest 17).

14 of the 17 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Southminster ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 40% 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 (5 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (3 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

The ratings in context

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Villeneuve House: 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.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • The service was provided in a converted house in a residential area with easy access to the local community and had a large garden.
  • People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
  • A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service.
  • Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'.

Inspected 19 November 2018; report published 29 November 2018. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

How long it has been running

Villeneuve House 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.

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.

The CQC website holds 4 reports for it, the latest from 29 November 2018.

Needs it is registered to meet

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

Past CQC ratings

  1. May 2016 Good
  2. Nov 2018 Good
  3. Today Rating 7 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.

Inspection reports to read

Council food inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 29 November 2023 by Maldon. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Villeneuve House"). Open Government Licence.

Location and local area

Ward
Southminster
Parliamentary constituency
Maldon
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Setting
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in CM0 (8)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 14 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Southminster, 980 m (12 min walk)
  • GP surgery William Fisher Medical Centre, 430 m (5 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Newmark Pharmacist, 460 m (6 min walk)
  • Shop Chapmans, 260 m (3 min walk)
  • Park Orchard Meadows, 170 m (2 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Leonard's, 610 m (8 min walk)
  • Library Southminster Libary, 700 m (9 min walk)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.

Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood290 of 364 in Essex
  • EffectiveGood326 of 364 in Essex
  • CaringGood340 of 364 in Essex
  • ResponsiveGood322 of 364 in Essex
  • Well-ledGood270 of 364 in Essex

Source: CQC, published 29 November 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.

The company behind Villeneuve House

Villeneuve House is run by Zero Three Care Homes Llp (company OC308106), 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 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.

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Villeneuve House questions answered

Who runs Villeneuve House?
The registered provider is Zero Three Care Homes LLP, according to CQC.
How many residents can Villeneuve House take?
Villeneuve House has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
How is Villeneuve House rated for safety and leadership?
CQC rates five key questions. For Villeneuve House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
What are Villeneuve House's fees?
Villeneuve House 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.
Is Villeneuve House a registered provider?
Registered, yes: location 1-120448427 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in November 2018.
Where is Villeneuve House based?
It is at Wonston Road, Southminster, CM0 7FE.
What services is Villeneuve House registered for?
Registration for Villeneuve House covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
When did CQC last rate Villeneuve House?
CQC published the current rating on 29 November 2018, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
Does Villeneuve House support people with dementia?
Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.

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