Howard Lodge Care Centre
Beacon Hill Road, Brentwood, CM14 5FQ · Essex · East of England
74 beds · operated by St. Michael's Homes Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Outstanding overall, but the rating is 6 years old.
- Age of rating
- 6 years old — published 21 Feb 2020. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 2 of St. Michael's Homes Limited's rated homes are Good or better.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 21 Feb 2020 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 21 Feb 2020 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 21 Feb 2020 |
| Responsive | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 21 Feb 2020 |
| Well-led | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 21 Feb 2020 |
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 — 1 other location
Other active services registered to St. Michael's Homes Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Dudbrook House | Good14 Dec 2023 | Essex |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 28 Sep 2014
- Beds
- 74
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-1646713142
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.