Silversprings
Nursing home in Colchester, registered for 64 beds. Regulated by CQC.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Nursing home
- Registered places
- 64
- Address
- Tenpenny Hill, Thorrington, Colchester, CO7 8JG
- Telephone
- 01206251962
- Website
- www.careuk.com/care-homes/silversprings-thorrington
- Registered provider
- Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
- Also registered to
- Care UK Care Services Limited
This service is dual-registered, which usually means it is changing hands.
- Registered manager
- Rix, Joanne
- Registered since
- 2012-05-14
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 64 beds it is larger than 56% of the 82 nursing 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
e1-397722010- Regulator location ID
1-397722010- Current source release
- CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-08-18
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-04-22
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
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 106 services in the UK with 7,427 beds. Across the estate:
- 16 excellent
- 78 good
- 7 need improvement
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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.
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