The Lodge
Dykes Chase, Maldon, CM9 6HW · Essex · East of England
25 beds · operated by SDM Care Homes LTD
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Safe is Requires improvement (11 Jun 2026), and 1 of this operator's 2 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement11 Jun 2026
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 2 of SDM Care Homes LTD'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 | Requires improvement | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Effective | Good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Caring | Good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Responsive | Good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Well-led | Good | 11 Jun 2026 |
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 — 2 other locations
Other active services registered to SDM Care Homes LTD. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Manor Rest Home | Requires improvement14 Feb 2024 | Southend-on-Sea |
| SDM Care Solutions LTD | Not yet rated | Southend-on-Sea |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 2 May 2024
- Beds
- 25
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-18928422722
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.