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Care home

Driftwood Lodge

17 Woodrows Lane, Clacton On Sea, CO16 8DN · Essex · East of England

5 beds · operated by Seaside Care Homes Limited

CQC overall rating
Good29 Nov 2018rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old.

Age of rating
7 years old — published 29 Nov 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Who this service supports

The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.

What it provides

Care home with nursing

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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old29 Nov 2018
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old29 Nov 2018
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old29 Nov 2018
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old29 Nov 2018
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old29 Nov 2018

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 1 other location

Other active services registered to Seaside Care Homes Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Marella LodgeNot yet ratedEssex

Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
27 Nov 2017
Beds
5
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-4564727480

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.