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Maranatha Residential Home
Care home in Southend-on-Sea
Maranatha Residential Home
Care home in Southend-on-Sea
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- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Maranatha Residential Home is a 15-bed care home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, providing residential care. The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2022. The key-question grades were: Safe — Requires Improvement; Effective — Good; Caring — Good; Responsive — Good; and Well-led — Requires Improvement.
Families considering Maranatha should note the CQC's overall assessment and review the full inspection report to understand the home's current provision and any areas of concern highlighted by the regulator.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 27 June 2022 · Last inspected 16 May 2022
Inspectors visited in May 2022 and rated the home as requires improvement, down from Good at the previous inspection. Residents reportedly felt safe, relatives praised the registered manager and the care given, and staff said they felt valued and supported. Inspectors found gaps in risk assessment and recording, mental capacity and best-interests decision records, staffing of communal areas, social activities, and oversight of quality when the registered manager was absent.
- People said they felt safe, and relatives had no safety concerns about their family member
- Medicines practice was judged safe overall
- Relatives spoke positively about the registered manager and the care provided
- Staff said they felt valued and supported
- Some risks to people were not assessed or recorded in enough detail to reduce them
- Mental capacity assessments and best-interests decisions lacked clarity, rationale and regular review, and people's choice and control were not fully supported
- Communal lounges were not always staffed, and there was a shortage of social activities
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Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2026
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 ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
984 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 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
Maranatha Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southend Hospital, 2 miles away. The local GP practice is THE PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Southend-on-Sea
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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Carers Choices
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Wyvern Community Transport
Wyvern Community Transport provides fully accessible transport to permanent residents of Rochford District and Castle Point Borough on an individual basis who are unable to access public transport.
Age UK Sheppey
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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