Care home · Epping
Weald Hall Residential Home
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- Weald Hall Lane, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6ND
- Run by
- JK Healthcare Limited (5 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 39 (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)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06071347)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Sep 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Epping: Care homes in Epping (3) · Care homes for dementia care in Epping · Care homes for elderly care in Epping
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-137954300
The service in brief
Weald Hall Residential Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Epping, run by JK Healthcare Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (September 2026). It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Epping; 2 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Weald Hall Residential Home'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.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 80% and its lowest is Safe at 63%, averaging 72% overall.
Detailed scores
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Weald Hall Residential Home scores 72%.
Safe 63%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding2 · Some shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe environments2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 80%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals4 · Exceptional
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 68%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up2 · Some shortfalls
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 4 August 2026, published 2 September 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2017
- Oct 2017
- May 2020
- Oct 2021
- Jun 2022
- Oct 2022
- Mar 2023
- Sep 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 10 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 18 October 2022
- CQC inspection report 9 June 2022
- CQC inspection report 6 October 2021
- CQC inspection report 12 May 2020
- CQC inspection report 27 October 2017
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- North Weald Bassett
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Epping Forest
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
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Within walking distance
- Railway station North Weald, 1.7 km
- GP surgery The Limes Medical Centre, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
- Pharmacy North Weald Chemist, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- Café Rosey Lea, 360 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship St Andrew, North Weald, 890 m (11 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).
Specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Weald Hall Residential 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.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Essex Council for a free care needs assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 2 other care homes within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ashlar House, 1.8 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 23).
Its rating is more recent than any of the 22 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in North Weald Bassett ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car.
The registered provider
Weald Hall Residential Home is run by Jk Healthcare Limited (company 06071347), incorporated in 2007, 3 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 medical nursing home activities.
JK Healthcare Limited runs 5 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 4 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (80%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
- The service provides support to older people some of whom may be living with dementia.
- As a result, we undertook a comprehensive inspection of the service.
- A person told us, “I am very happy here, it has become home now.” A relative told us, “The care is very good, the staff know what they are doing and are very kind and respectful.” Relatives described staff as caring, attentive and responsive to people's needs.
Inspected 1 March 2023; report published 10 March 2023; supporting 38 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
History with CQC
Weald Hall Residential Home has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2017–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 10 March 2023.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe63% score290 of 364 in Essex
- Effective75% score326 of 364 in Essex
- Caring80% score340 of 364 in Essex
- Responsive75% score322 of 364 in Essex
- Well-led68% score270 of 364 in Essex
As rated by CQC, published 2 September 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
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What families ask about Weald Hall Residential Home
- When did CQC last rate Weald Hall Residential Home?
- The rating now shown was published on 2 September 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Weald Hall Residential Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- What services is Weald Hall Residential Home registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Weald Hall Residential Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Weald Hall Residential Home a registered provider?
- Weald Hall Residential Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-137954300) and was rated Good overall in September 2026.
- Where is Weald Hall Residential Home based?
- It is at Weald Hall Lane, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6ND.
- Is Weald Hall Residential Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: 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 Weald Hall Residential Home's fees?
- Weald Hall Residential Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Who is the registered provider for Weald Hall Residential Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is JK Healthcare Limited.
- How many residents can Weald Hall Residential Home take?
- Weald Hall Residential Home has 39 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
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