Care home · Colchester
Yarra Respite
Illustrative photo, not of Yarra Respite- Address
- 67 Collingwood Road, Colchester, CO3 9AY
- Run by
- Yarra Services Limited
- 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
- November 2018 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Susan Ann Middleton
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10628761)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Jan 2020
- 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
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-6051656220
Yarra Respite at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Yarra Respite is based in Colchester, run by Yarra Services Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2020). It is one of 46 CQC-registered care homes in and around Colchester; 34 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
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.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 10 January 2020
Where it is
- Ward
- Prettygate
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO3 (17)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 240 m (3 min walk) · 29 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Ambrose Avenue Group Practice, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Pharmacy GMG Pharmacy, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Shop Lexden Convenience Store, 770 m (10 min walk)
- Park Wheatfield road park, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Café London Road Café, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Assembly of God Praiseway, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Library Stanway Library, 860 m (11 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Ownership and company checks
Yarra Respite is run by Yarra Services Limited (company 10628761), incorporated in 2017, 1 year 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 nursing care.
The five key questions
- 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
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 10 January 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from November 2018, so the service has been operating for around 7 years under its current registration.
CQC has rated it once overall, as Good, in January 2020.
6 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- One family carer said their family member had, "Never been cared for like that anywhere else." The outcomes for people using the service reflected the principles and values of Registering the Right Support by promoting choice and control, independence and inclusion.
- People's support focused on them having as many opportunities as possible for them to gain new skills and become more independent.
- People were supported to keep safe and protected from the risk of abuse.
- One family carer told us they felt, "Happy and confident," when they were staying on respite, "I don't worry at all." Family carers also told us there were enough staff to meet people's individual needs.
Inspected 26 November 2019; report published 10 January 2020. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Loganberry Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
14 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Prettygate ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (10 min), a park (7 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Yarra Respite 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.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Family reviews
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Yarra Respite against its area
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 84% of the 363 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2020) is more recent than 36% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 2 beds it is smaller than 96% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 29% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Essex; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Yarra Respite
- What services is Yarra Respite registered for?
- Yarra Respite is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- What is Yarra Respite's address?
- It is at 67 Collingwood Road, Colchester, CO3 9AY.
- Is Yarra Respite registered with CQC?
- Yes. Yarra Respite is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-6051656220) and was rated Good overall in January 2020.
- Can Yarra Respite care for someone with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When was Yarra Respite last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 10 January 2020, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How many beds does Yarra Respite have?
- CQC registers Yarra Respite for 2 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs Yarra Respite?
- Yarra Respite is run by Yarra Services Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What are Yarra Respite's fees?
- Yarra Respite 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 written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did Yarra Respite 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.
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