Longmead Court Nursing Home
247 London Road, Braintree, CM77 8QQ · Essex · East of England
54 beds · operated by Dovecote Care Homes Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement28 Aug 2024ResponsiveRequires improvement28 Aug 2024Well-ledRequires improvement28 Aug 2024
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Effective | Good | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Caring | Good | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Responsive | Requires improvement | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 28 Aug 2024 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 31 Dec 2010
- Beds
- 54
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-135033325
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.