Colchester

Colchester is a residential care home in Colchester, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 20 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is run by Essex Care Consortium, which operates 3 care homes in England. The home has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published February 2025, the CQC rated Colchester Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.

Colchester has not published its fees and has not yet confirmed them to us. Care homes in Essex with a fee on record typically charge about £1,375 a week for residential care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.

There are 406 registered care homes in Essex. The nearest to Colchester include Springfields Nursing Home, Springfields Residential Home and Stanway Green Lodge, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.