Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home
Residential care home in Colchester, registered for 40 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Good
Last inspected about 6 years ago
Published 2020-02-11
Read this rating with care. It reflects a visit more than five years ago. Ask the service when it was last inspected and whether the manager has changed since.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 40
- Address
- Balkerne Gardens, Colchester, CO1 1PR
- Telephone
- 01206574786
- Registered provider
- Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited
- Registered manager
- Blowers, Amy
- Registered since
- 2010-12-06
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 40 beds it is larger than 77% of the 311 residential care homes in Essex.
Who this service is for
- Older People
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited runs 2 services in the UK with 73 beds. Across the estate:
- 2 good
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.