The Oaks Care Home
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The Oaks Care Home, located in Lexden, Colchester, Essex, provides accommodation, personal, and nursing care for up to 61 individuals. The home offers…
- Care home
- The Oaks Care Home
- Location
- 15-25 Oaks Drive, Lexden, Colchester, Essex CO3 3PR, Colchester, CO3 3PR
- Care types
- Nursing, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 14 December 2022
- Beds
- 61
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 01206 764469
- CQC location ID
- 1-142768565
Rated 4.1/5 from 9 Google reviews.
What families say
Families praise the care and compassion shown by staff at The Oaks Care Home, particularly in providing dignified palliative care. Many have appreciated the kindness and thoughtfulness of the nurses and care staff, as well as the home's welcoming atmosphere and facilities. However, one family had a very negative…
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 26 June 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
- Requires improvement — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Still needs work: Safe — Requires improvement; Well-led — Requires improvement.
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 3 September 2026.
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