Read House
23 The Esplanade, Frinton-on-sea, CO13 9AU · Essex · East of England
46 beds · operated by Memory Lane Care Homes Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 2 years old, and 1 of this operator's 4 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 23 Dec 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 4 of Memory Lane Care Homes Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 23 Dec 2023 |
| Effective | Good | 23 Dec 2023 |
| Caring | Good | 23 Dec 2023 |
| Responsive | Good | 23 Dec 2023 |
| Well-led | Good | 23 Dec 2023 |
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
Same operator — 3 other locations
Other active services registered to Memory Lane Care Homes Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Bryony Lodge Nursing Home | Good7 May 2026 | Sunderland |
| Bryony Park Nursing Home | Good4 Jul 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Sunderland |
| Marigold Nursing Home | Requires improvement22 Oct 2025 | Sunderland |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 7 Mar 2023
- Beds
- 46
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-14470934149
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.