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Residential care homeCQC: Requires improvement
Blackthorns
Halstead, Essex, CO9 1JW
Key details
- Address
- 21-29 Dooley Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1JW
- Telephone
- 01787472170
- Website
- www.runwoodhomes.co.uk
- Care provided
- Residential home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Requires improvementreport published 27 March 2025
- Beds
- 62
- CQC registered since
- 2010
- Operated by
- Runwood Homes Limited
- Brand
- BRAND Runwood
- Local authority
- Essex
- CQC record
- View on cqc.org.uk
How it compares locally
17
registered homes in Halstead
12/15
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
62
beds, local median 3
Specialist care
Blackthorns is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrsDementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrsPhysical disabilities
About Blackthorns
Based in Halstead in Essex (CO9 1JW), Blackthorns is a residential care home run by Runwood Homes Limited. With 62 beds, it is one of the larger homes in the area. The home supports residents with day-to-day personal care; it is not registered to provide on-site nursing. Its current CQC registration dates from 2010.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement in its latest inspection report, published March 2025. It is worth reading the full report on the CQC website and asking the home what has changed since. There are 16 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. Contact the home directly to check vacancies and fees, and try to visit in person before deciding.
Data source and freshness
Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.
Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.
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