
The staff are all very caring and conscientious and are extremely welcoming to familiesS R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



The staff are all very caring and conscientious and are extremely welcoming to familiesS R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



The skilled team at Tall Trees care home provides high-quality respite, nursing and dementia care, as well as compassionate end of life care.
Located in the centre of Colchester, Essex, this comfortable, purpose-built home is conveniently situated for travel and local amenities. Residents and visitors are able to enjoy many local attractions as part of the home's exciting activities programme.
At the heart of the care Tall Trees provides is a deep...
Care Provided by Tall Trees
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 48 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible.
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
an agreed hourly charge for this service.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Tall Trees for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Tall Trees to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Cristian Lupescu(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2012
Room Information
- Single Rooms (40)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (4)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (40)
Tall Trees Reviews (77)
Tall Trees has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.693) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Tall Trees has 77 reviews.
Wonderful caring staff.
Lots of assistance from the relative departments in enabling us to keep in regular communications with my father via e mail and video calling.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience at Tall Trees Glade. We are pleased that you recognised the caring staff, and with you living overseas, you are kept up to date via email and video on a regular basis.
My friend is receiving very good care at Tall Trees. Care is excellent. Getting let in on arrival to visit could be improved however, but once inside its a very well run care home. Keep up the good work.
The team hold themselves to a very high standard and we are so pleased that this has been reflected in your experience.
We are sorry to read that you have experienced delays in accessing the building at times. The team always strive to ensure...
There are plenty of daily activities which Barbara happily takes part in, mini bus trips to garden centres, the sea side and other places of interest and sensory interest, and cups of tea, cake and fish n chips are included. The residents all appear to get along with each other and their carers and a sense of unity truly exists between residents and carers.
My sister is always spoken to with affection and I would recommend Tall Trees Care to all concerned families who need to pass on the wellbeing and responsibility of their loved ones.
My Mum has been at Tall Trees for almost a year now and I am very happy with her care. They are all very caring and supportive of me as well as Mum. Her behaviours were difficult for many months and the carers were wonderful. It was reassuring that they kept in regular contact with me about how Mum was doing and engaged other organisations to support her and my family. During this challenging time, they still tried to involve Mum in activities and brought her into the room when events were taking place. The environment is comfortable and welcoming. The food is great and the residents are treated with respect and I would say love. Even when Mum is not on best form I still enjoy my visit. Mum is very settled now, in many ways due to the support and care she had been given. Thank you.
The staff are so good, very attentive & gentle. Plenty of staff with an excellent carer/resident ratio.
The activity programme is very good and is enjoyed by residents who take part, great variation & everyone is encouraged to take part. This is so important to keep residents stimulated and active. There are also regular and well thought out trips out in the minibus to various places.
Worth mentioning how clean Talk Trees is, very high standards kept. All residents look well groomed, well dressed, warm and safe.
Visitors are always warmly welcomed and regular updates are received by email and in newsletters. Staff always available to discuss any concerns or good news regarding goals
Fantastic care provided!
I whole heartedly recommend Tall Trees if you ever have the difficult decision of placing your loved one. Big Big Thankyou for your day to day care of my Husband x
The home is run in the most professional and caring manner. Because our friend has a love for owls, she had an outing to a falconary llast year. Resident can enjoy special days when possible. The Manager is always at hand and her door is always open should any familly members have any problems or special requests they wish to discuuss.
The staff at Tall Trees organised a special tea party for our mother's 90th birthday at our request. They decorated the cafe room very attractively and arranged the tables and chairs as requested. They supplied a generous quantity of good quality sandwiches, crisps and cake as agreed. They were very helpful on the day, too, taking trouble to ensure that all our requests were met. We all had a memorable and enjoyable time.
In our opinion we believe that the care being provided for my sister is excellent
and exactly what is needed in her condition.
The staff are all attentive, caring and friendly.
My mother has been in Tall Trees since September 2025 - she has dementia and the care she receives is excellent - I am always updated with her progress and the staff in the home at all levels and friendly and informative
My Husband has been at Tall Trees since the beginning of June and has received excellent care. My Husband really enjoys the food which is assisting in his recovery. He enjoyed going into the garden in the Summer months but we made the most of the mild weather and sat in the garden listening to music today. He also enjoyed some of the trips out in the Minibus.
My husband has become increasingly confused over the last month. The staff are very patient and the care they give him is exemplary. I cannot recommend Tall Trees highly enough. Thank you.
My experience of the staff was wonderful. They treated my husband with dignity, respect and kindness. If I had any problems or worries at all, I knew that I could rely on the management team to put things right. Thanks Tall Trees team for helping me to get my beloved husband home.
Absolutely disgusting company, I've been blocked from their social media page, comments and truth about the care and on Friday 23rd of May, manager called to say that my father will not be coming back to the home, sending him into hospital with one, one pair of clothes knowing he wouldn't be coming back, no letter of notice, (28 days) written notice! Wheelchair broken, no manual handling being used in the home.
Thank you for sharing your concerns. We are truly sorry to hear about the distress and frustration you're experiencing. We understand how deeply upsetting this must be for you and your family.Please know that we take these matters very seriously. Due to confidentiality, we cannot discuss personal...
Excellent. Always attentive, and always caring.
Staff are beyond helpful and kind. This is such an exhausting and challenging roll, but I can see that staff do it out of care and dedication. The meals look lovely and the grounds are stunning. Nothing seems to much truble. Thank you- without staff like you the residents would not be cared for so well.
I was visiting my wife at the care home and was extremely pleased with the way she was being treated. I am sure she is a very difficult patient at the moment and to see her being looked after so well is very consoling.
We are very pleased with the level of care he receives. The facilities and the food are all excellent but the best aspect is the quality of the staff. Without exception they all know my dad acknowledge him whenever they see him and many make the time to speak to him on a regular basis.
I take dad out for lunch once a week but he is always pleased to return to the place he calls home.
All the staff are very polite and very helpful, Im very happy with the care my wife recieves all the staff have a good understanding of my wife's needs and comfort her and reassure her when im not with there. The food is very good and I enjoy dinning with my wife when I am visiting I always feel very welcomed the service is restaurant quality. There is regular hairdresser and chirody visits in the home.The home offers regular events and im looking forward to my valentines brunch with my wife.
My husband is at Tall Trees. He has complex needs. They help with all his needs. He's well looked after. All carers are so helpful and kind. I visit every other day. He has settled down here at Tall Trees, they understand.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 08 September 2025Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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News (43) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
Care UK’s commitment to supporting residents has been nationally recognised, as the organisation took home the large care provider of the year accolade at the 2026 Care Home Awards. At...
- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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Meet the Team (1)

Hi, I’m Cristian, and I joined Care UK in March 2026 after working as a Deputy Manager. I had wanted to join Care UK because of its strong reputation, values and commitment to delivering the highest quality care. The positive feedback I received from fellow managers and nursing colleagues confirmed it was the right place for me to continue my career. I have also completed the C36 Leadership Course, which has helped develop my leadership skills.
I believe a Home Manager should be compassionate, approachable and an effective leader, with strong organisational and decision-making skills. My favourite part of the day is seeing high-quality care being delivered and the positive difference it makes to our residents' wellbeing, dignity and independence.
One of my proudest career achievements was being appointed Home Manager at Tall Trees shortly after becoming a Deputy Manager. It was a significant milestone that reflected the trust placed in my leadership and commitment to delivering exceptional care.
What makes me most proud is seeing residents happy and smiling while knowing our team feels supported, valued and motivated. The most important part of my role is ensuring residents receive safe, dignified, person-centred care while creating a positive environment where colleagues can develop, work together and thrive.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, as well as football and fishing, which help me relax and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tall Trees
What types of Care is Tall Trees registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Mental Health Condition are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Tall Trees have?
There are 40 Single Rooms and 4 Couples/Companion Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Tall Trees?
Own Furniture if required, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Tall Trees to the centre of Colchester?
1.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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