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Wickham Care Home
Residential care home in Chelmsford, Essex
Operated by Gold Care Homes
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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
Wickham Care Home, run by Gold Care Homes, is in the village of Hatfield Peverel in the Chelmsford area of Essex. It has 35 registered beds and offers residential, dementia and respite care, with support available around the clock. The home is made up of two separate buildings, one recently refurbished. Residents can use their own landscaped gardens and patio areas for outdoor dining or gentle exercise. The home shares a 4.5 acre site with its sister home, Peverel Green, which is surrounded by green landscapes and has countryside views. Activities and outings are offered to residents who wish to take part.
The Care Quality Commission rated the home Requires Improvement overall in its 2023 report. Its Caring and Responsive areas were rated Good, while Safe, Effective and Well-led were each rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 5 October 2023 · Last inspected 29 August 2023
Inspectors found that staff knew people well, responded to individual needs and respected people's choices, and that people could personalise their rooms and take part in activities. Staff felt supported by the manager and deputy manager, and the service apologised when things went wrong. The service remains rated Requires Improvement, its second consecutive rating at that level, with inspectors identifying concerns about restraint, risk, safeguarding and quality assurance.
- Day-to-day support was described as caring and tailored to each person's needs.
- People were supported to take part in activities and to make their rooms their own.
- Medicines support was judged to help people achieve good health outcomes.
- Staff said they felt respected and supported by the management team, and there were enough staff to meet people's needs and keep them safe.
- Staff did not do everything possible to avoid restraining people, and there was little evidence that the provider learned from restraint incidents.
- Breaches were found in risk management, safeguarding and quality assurance, and improvements are required in these areas.
- The skill mix of staff needs to be more appropriate, reliance on agency staff needs to be reduced, and training and induction need attention.
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.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
581 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 | — |
| 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
Wickham Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Broomfield Hospital, 6.6 miles away. The local GP practice is FERN HOUSE SURGERY, 1.8 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Chelmsford
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.
Stock Over 60's Club
Provides recreational facilities for elderly people
Part of Gold Care Homes
Wickham Care Home is one of 39 homes run by Gold Care Homes 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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