Care home
St Fillans Care Home
Nursing home in Colchester, Essex
Excelcare Holdings
St Fillans Care Home
Nursing home in Colchester, Essex
Operated by Excelcare Holdings
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
St Fillans Care Home is a purpose-built home in a quiet residential area of St John's, Colchester, about four miles northeast of the town centre. Run by Excelcare Holdings, it has 71 registered beds and provides residential, nursing and dementia care. Many of its staff live in nearby neighbourhoods such as Highwoods and Greenstead. Meals are home-cooked, and seasonal menus are planned with residents and use produce from the home's own vegetable garden. Residents and relatives are involved in how the home is run through regular meetings. The Care Quality Commission rates the home Requires Improvement overall, based on a 2022 report. Its Caring and Responsive key questions were rated Good, while Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 7 November 2022 · Last inspected 30 September 2022
Inspectors visited St Fillans in September 2022 and rated it Requires Improvement, down from Good. Infection control and cleanliness problems were found, and the provider acted quickly on them, with a follow-up visit confirming the fixes. Staff, relatives and people using the service described a more settled management team, better communication and good links with health professionals.
- Quick action by the provider on infection control, including new bins, containers for protective equipment and a deep clean of kitchens
- Good access to healthcare and safe medicines management
- Safeguarding systems in place, and lessons learned from incidents
- Governance audits missed problems, and care records contained conflicting information
- Behaviour support plans gave staff too little guidance on managing distress
- Mealtime experience and choice varied between units, and the décor and environment on the first floor and in the dementia unit needed improvement
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
Facilities
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
412 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 | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing 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
St Fillans Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 1.4 miles away. The local GP practice is HIGHWOODS SURGERY, 0.9 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Colchester
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Age Concern Chelmsford
Day Centre and Luncheon Club operating for the benefit of the older residents of Chelmsford and the surrounding area.
Halstead Day Centre
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Stock Over 60's Club
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Cressing Temple Community Shed
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Showing groups across Essex.
Part of Excelcare Holdings
St Fillans 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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