Windermere Rest 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
Windermere Rest Home is a 10-bed care home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades for Safety, Effectiveness, Caring and Responsiveness. The Well-led key question was rated Requires Improvement in the 2021 inspection report.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 28 July 2021 · Last inspected 29 June 2021
Inspectors found that people living at this small residential home said they were happy there, and praised the staff. Care was planned and delivered with attention to safety, with staff recruited after appropriate checks and trained for their roles. Infection control systems and medication handling were also found to be in order, and the manager's quality monitoring was reviewed regularly.
- Residents said they were happy living at the service and spoke positively about the staff.
- Staff were recruited after appropriate checks and had received suitable training.
- Systems were in place to reduce infection risk and to learn from accidents and incidents.
- Medication was given by staff trained to do so, and the manager's monitoring systems were reviewed regularly.
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected August 2025
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 CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
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 |
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Local health safety net
Windermere Rest Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southend Hospital, 1.9 miles away. The local GP practice is WARRIOR SQUARE SURGERY, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
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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