Care home
Parklands Nursing Home
Nursing home in Benfleet, Essex
Parklands Nursing Home
Nursing home in Benfleet, Essex
What do these badges mean?
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Parklands Nursing Home is a 54-bed care home in Benfleet, Essex. It is registered to provide nursing care and was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in its 2023 report, with Good grades across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
The home supports older people who require nursing-level care and support with daily living.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 6 June 2023 · Last inspected 24 May 2023
Inspectors found that the home's care was planned and delivered to keep people safe, with staff recruited after the required checks and trained to carry out their roles. People and relatives described a positive experience, with one describing enjoyable activities and another describing staff as kind and attentive. Inspectors found improvements since the last inspection, when the rating was requires improvement.
- People and relatives gave positive feedback on their experience, including kind and attentive staff and enjoyable activities
- Staff were recruited after appropriate checks and received the training they needed, including medicines training
- Systems were in place to reduce infection risk and to learn from accidents and incidents
- Care was person-centred, supported people's independence and choice, and the provider had addressed the earlier breach of regulation
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 SpaceLimited
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 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
Parklands Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Basildon Hospital, 4.7 miles away. The local GP practice is BENFLEET SURGERY, 0.1 miles away.
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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