Gairloch Residential Care Home
Care home in Clacton-on-sea, Essex
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- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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Gairloch Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, with 24 registered beds. The Care Quality Commission rated the home Requires Improvement overall in its report published in 2025. Across the key questions, the home was rated Requires Improvement for safe, effective, caring and responsive care, and Inadequate for well-led.
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 CourseSparse
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
29 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 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 Essex council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £807 |
| 2025 | £849 |
What Essex council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Gairloch Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 13.9 miles away. The local GP practice is EAST LYNNE MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.6 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Clacton-on-sea
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Tendring Eldercare
Tending Eldercare provides services and care to the most vulnerable elderly residents via our eldercare Day Centre in the district of Tendring. We especially support those who suffer with…
The Stroke and Wellness Foundation
A local independent charity caring for tendring stroke survivors, their families & carers. Assist in any way possible during recovery, rehabilitation & in the long term. Activities provided on a…
Tendring Community Transport
Provide relief to the inhabitants of Tendring District and its environs who have need because of age, mental or physical disability, or poverty and in particular to:Provide and maintain non-profit…
Essex Carers Support
Support, advice, information and advocacy for family carers
Age Well East Ltd
Services for the general public and / or older people living in Essex and Suffolk. The services offered are: advice and support with claiming benefits, care, consumer, energy, advocacy and…
Age Concern Harwich and District
We provide social activities to include coffee mornings and lunch club Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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