Longmead Court Nursing Home

Longmead Court Nursing Home is a nursing home in Braintree, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 54 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people, younger adults and people with mental health needs. It is run by Dovecote Care Homes. The home has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published August 2024, the CQC rated Longmead Court Nursing Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.

Longmead Court Nursing Home has not published its fees and has not yet confirmed them to us. Care homes in Essex with a fee on record typically charge about £1,375 a week for residential care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.

There are 406 registered care homes in Essex. The nearest to Longmead Court Nursing Home include Meadows, New Partnerships Lynray and Peach Cottage and Bradbury House, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.