Maple Cottage

Maple Cottage is a residential care home in Colchester, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 5 residents. It provides care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by Maple Health, which operates 5 care homes in England. The home has been registered since July 2015.

At its latest inspection, published November 2025, the CQC rated Maple Cottage 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.

Maple Cottage 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 Maple Cottage include Maple House, Maple Lodge and Maple Manor. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.