Larchwood Care Home
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Larchwood Care Home, located in a tranquil rural setting near Braintree, Essex, offers personalized residential dementia care for older individuals. The…
- Care home
- Larchwood Care Home
- Location
- 108 Broad Road, Braintree, Essex CM7 9RX, Braintree, CM7 9RX
- Care types
- Residential, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 7 November 2019
- Beds
- 64
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 01279 426 000
- CQC location ID
- 1-320814478
Rated 4.8/5 from 4 Google reviews.
What families say
Families praise the staff at Larchwood Care Home for their exceptional care and kindness, making residents and their loved ones feel comfortable and relaxed. The home's attention to individual needs, such as food preferences, is also appreciated. The staff's caring and patient nature is highlighted as a major…
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 28 February 2025.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Requires improvement — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Good — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Good — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating unchanged at Good since May 2017.
- Improved: Responsive (Requires improvement → Good).
- Got worse: Safe (Good → Requires improvement).
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 21 September 2026.
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