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Lychgate House

Residential care home in Colchester, registered for 16 beds. Regulated by CQC.

Good
Inspected within the last year
Last inspected 2026-08-17

What the inspectors scored

Area assessedRating
Caring Good
Responsive Good
Effective Good
Safe Good
Well-led Good

Details

Type of care
Residential care home
Registered places
16
Address
145 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RE
Telephone
01206500074
Registered provider
Lychgate House Care Limited
Registered manager
Govinden, Alida-Vallee
Registered since
2021-02-25
Local authority
Essex
Constituency
Colchester
Regulator record
View on cqc.org.uk

At 16 beds it is larger than 52% of the 313 residential care homes in Essex.

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CareFacts record ID
e1-9758862705
Regulator location ID
1-9758862705
Current source release
CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
CareFacts data rebuilt
2026-10-07
Inspection evidence
Latest published date 2026-08-17

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