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Lime Court Care Home
Residential care home in Dovercourt, Essex
Excelcare Holdings
Lime Court Care Home
Residential care home in Dovercourt, Essex
Operated by Excelcare Holdings
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About
Lime Court Care Home is a residential home in Dovercourt, Essex, run by Excelcare Holdings. It has 44 registered beds and provides residential, dementia and respite care, with specialist support for dementia. The home also runs a Day Centre for people who attend during the day. It describes itself as a family-run home, and its stated aim is to keep residents and visitors content, active and well.
The home sits about a mile from the centres of Dovercourt and Harwich and is close to local shops and the seafront. Dovercourt train station is around ten minutes away, and the A120 is roughly ten minutes by car, giving links to Colchester and Chelmsford. Nearby places of interest include Dedham Vale and Walton-on-the-Naze. The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall, and it received Good ratings across all five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026
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 CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
216 recorded crimes in the local area (July 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 | — |
| Respite (short stay) | 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
Lime Court Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Ipswich Hospital, 9.1 miles away. The local GP practice is FRONKS RD FAMILY SURGERY, 0.1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Dovercourt
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Age Concern Harwich and District
We provide social activities to include coffee mornings and lunch club Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly.
Felixstowe Area Community Transport Limited
FACTS Operates a number of wheelchair accessible vehicles. It is structured to provide various transport services for the benefit of those in Felixstowe and the greater Felixstowe peninsular that…
Felixstowe Old Peoples Welfare Association
The relief of the elderly, being those aged 60 or over, in Felixstowe and the surrounding district by providing facilities which meet their needs and improve their well-being in particular by…
Ip3 Good Neighbours
SUPPORTING IP3 RESIDENTS with shopping/collecting prescriptions/transport/a befriending service to lonely/vulnerable in person or by telephone, weekly Pop Up Shop, signpost for debt/employment…
Part of Excelcare Holdings
Lime Court Care Home is one of 33 homes run by Excelcare Holdings on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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