Lambwood Heights Care home
Care home in Chigwell, Essex
Operated by Oakland Primecare
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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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About
Lambwood Heights is a 73-bed care home in Chigwell, Essex, operated by Oakland Care. The home is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with an Outstanding rating for responsiveness to residents' needs. It provides personalised care and accommodation for people requiring later-life support in the South East of England.
The home maintains Good standards across safe care, effective treatment, caring practice, and leadership. Residents have access to dining facilities and a range of community activities and events tailored to individual preferences.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 13 August 2021 · Last inspected 11 June 2021
Inspectors found that activities were tailored to residents' former hobbies and interests, and that staff interacted warmly with people and took time to learn their individual needs and wishes. Residents and relatives were encouraged to share their views, and the home had built strong links with the local community. The report rated the service good, with inspectors noting that its quality assurance processes were effective.
- Activities and events were linked to people's past hobbies, interests and lives, and care plans reflected their likes and dislikes.
- Staff were kind and respectful, and the service had strong links with the local community.
- Complaints and comments were logged in detail, and people and relatives were encouraged to give their views.
- Safeguarding, staffing, recruitment, medicines management, infection control and risk management were all found to be in place and working safely.
- Inspectors made recommendations about the mealtime experience.
- Inspectors made recommendations about how capacity assessments are carried out.
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected August 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 800 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
20 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 | — |
- 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 |
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Local health safety net
Lambwood Heights Care home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is King George Hospital, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE, 0.4 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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