Blackthorns
Residential care home in Halstead, registered for 62 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Requires improvement
Last inspected about a year ago
Published 2025-03-27
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Requires improvement |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 62
- Address
- 21-29 Dooley Road, Halstead, CO9 1JW
- Telephone
- 01787472170
- Website
- www.runwoodhomes.co.uk
- Registered provider
- Runwood Homes Limited
- Registered manager
- Dockrell, Hazel
- Registered since
- 2010-12-16
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 62 beds it is larger than 92% of the 311 residential care homes in Essex.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Runwood Homes Limited runs 57 services in the UK with 4,063 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 47 good
- 9 need improvement
Other residential care homes in Essex
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Outstanding Last inspected about 6 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 6 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 6 years ago
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Outstanding Last inspected about 7 years ago
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Good Inspected within the last year
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Good Last inspected about 2 years ago
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Good Last inspected about 2 years ago
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Good Last inspected about 3 years ago
Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.