Unit 1 Queens Head Chambers

Home care agency in Clacton-on-sea, Essex

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodWell ServedPeaceful Neighbourhood
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  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
Address16 St Johns Road, Clacton-on-sea, CO15 4BS

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About

Unit 1 Queens Head Chambers is a home care agency based in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes. It focuses on dementia and also supports older people, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment or learning disabilities. The agency aims to help people keep their familiar daily routines, with extra support to stay independent and mobile.

Support includes personal care such as dressing and bathing, help with meals and medication, and household tasks including shopping, vacuuming, ironing and laundry, as well as looking after pets. The agency states that everyone is entitled to companionship. It is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission overall, with Good ratings for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, following a report published in 2022.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 17 June 2022 · Last inspected 25 May 2022

Inspectors found that this domiciliary care agency, which supported 12 people with personal care in their own homes, provides good everyday care. A stable team of staff who knew people well was described as kind and caring, and people and relatives said management was approachable and kept them involved. The service received an overall rating of good at its first inspection.

Strengths noted
  • Medicines were given as prescribed, and staff were trained and checked as competent to administer them.
  • A small, consistent group of staff knew people well and understood how they preferred to be supported.
  • Care was personalised, delivered at preferred times, and people were contacted when delays happened.
  • Staff received induction and relevant training, and said they felt supported by management.

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

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery0.7 miles
Hospital13.1 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

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What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

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Local health safety net

Unit 1 Queens Head Chambers is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 13.1 miles away. The local GP practice is OLD ROAD SURGERY, 0.7 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Colchester Hospital · 13.1 mi
Nearest GP
OLD ROAD SURGERY · 0.7 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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