Catherine Miller House
Residential care home in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
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About
Catherine Miller House is a residential care home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, with 30 registered beds. The home provides care for older people and those living with dementia, offering both permanent and respite placements.
The Care Quality Commission rated Catherine Miller House Good overall in 2023, with Good ratings for safety, effectiveness, care quality and responsiveness. The well-led key question was rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 16 May 2023 · Last inspected 12 April 2023
Inspectors found that governance and management arrangements had improved since the previous visit, though recording of management information still needs work to run the service more efficiently. Staff were described as knowing people's needs well and understanding how to safeguard them, and people said they felt safe. Care was delivered by enough staff who had completed induction and up-to-date training, with medicines managed in line with prescriptions and infection control practices in place.
- Risks to people's health and wellbeing are assessed and kept up to date
- Recruitment processes were strengthened to support safe employment of staff
- Staff are described as kind, caring and supported, and enjoy working at the home
- The management team is visible and promotes person-centred care, with positive links to external professionals
- Recording of management information needs improvement to make the service more efficient
- Inspectors recommended a review of the recording systems used to manage the service
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
113 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Southend-on-Sea council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £903 |
| 2025 | £958 |
What Southend-on-Sea council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Catherine Miller House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southend Hospital, 1 miles away. The local GP practice is THE PALL MALL SURGERY, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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