Kilkee Lodge

Coggeshall Road, Braintree CM7 9ED
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7.8 2 Reviews
  • Kilkee Lodge, Braintree
Kilkee Lodge was purposely built in 1998. The home has 80 single bedrooms all with an en-suite. The care home has an established care team, some who have worked at the care home since it was opened. The home prides itself on the care provided and the personal touches. The care home is situated in Braintree just outside the town centre and is easily accessed by public transport.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 80 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1100 – £1300
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1100 – £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1100 – £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1100 – £1300

We have an independent hairdresser and chiropodist which is paid for seperately. We do not ask for top ups at the care home, if partly funded by the Local authority, they may ask for a top up depending on financial assessments completed by the Local Authority. All food and dietry requirements are catered for. Laundry services in house.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Kilkee Lodge to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Owner

  • Kilkee Lodge Care Homes Ltd

Person in charge

  • Samantha Harris (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Year Purpose Built: 1998
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (80)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (80)

Visiting

  • The home do not have visiting times, people are welcome to visit their relatives/friends whenever they wish to. The home do lock the doors at night, but people just need to ring the bell and staff will let them in. Relatives/ friends are also welcome to join in with any activity in the home.

Parking

  • There is a large car parking area outside the home for people visiting.

Kilkee Lodge Reviews (2)

7.8

Kilkee Lodge has a Review Score of 7.8 (7.772) out of 10, based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kilkee Lodge has 2 reviews.

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Review from M G (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 18 August 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Menu generally good, would like more shepherd's pie/ cottage pie and macaroni cheese. Fresh veg is steamed, not sure what happens to the veg when presented for dinner. Catering can only do what they can, with the food they have. However, some days the food is cooked better than others. Recently noticed
more noise and disturbance during the nights which disturbs my sleep.
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Review from Julie W (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Kilkee Lodge were absolutely brilliant supporting my mum when she stayed there whilst recovering from 2 broken wrists.
They made sure that she was supported with her needs and also encouraged her to do as much as she could to ease the transition back to her own home.
They went out of
their way to provide her with her food requirements - nothing was ever too difficult for them.
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Current Review Score: 7.8 (7.772)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.8 (7.772) out of 10 for Kilkee Lodge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 2 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.3 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.522 for Kilkee Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (15 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 23 Ratings = 4.522
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 3.25 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kilkee Lodge is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 = 3.125
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 80 registered maximum number of service users is 16. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 16 = 0.125
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 21 Jun 2023

Overall Requires improvement

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Requires improvement
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

Please contact us for latest vacancies.

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Meet the Team (2)

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Samantha Harris

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2017

Samantha has been Care Home Manager for 8 years at Kilkee Lodge and has worked in the healthcare field for over 30 years.

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Amanda Ellingham

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2013

Amanda has been working at Kilkee Lodge for over 10 years and has previously worked in other care homes, and has specialised in dementia.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kilkee Lodge

What types of Care is Kilkee Lodge registered for?

Older Person Care, Dementia, Mental Health Condition, Physical Disability & Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

How many Rooms does Kilkee Lodge have?

There are 80 Single Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Kilkee Lodge?

Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Bar/Café, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Kilkee Lodge to the centre of Braintree?

1.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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