Firstlings
Residential care home in Maldon, registered for 32 beds. Regulated by CQC.
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What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Well-led | Outstanding |
| Caring | Outstanding |
| Responsive | Outstanding |
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 32
- Address
- 7 The Street, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4NB
- Telephone
- 01621853747
- Website
- www.sohalhealthcare.co.uk
- Registered provider
- Sohal Healthcare Limited
- Registered manager
- Bentley, Tina
- Registered since
- 2011-01-13
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 32 beds it is larger than 70% of the 313 residential care homes in Essex.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-141268268- Regulator location ID
1-141268268- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2019-10-02
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
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Source: CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07. 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.
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