Dementia Care Home

Adalah Rest Home Ltd

20 Cliff Road, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1HJ

Residential homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
72/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff70 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”65%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds35
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia
  • Last inspected2021-12-17

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

Families describe finding their relatives engaged in craft activities or chatting with other residents who've become friends. The private spaces throughout the home give visitors comfortable spots to spend quality time together, away from the busier communal areas.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth70
  • Compassion & dignity70
  • Cleanliness70
  • Activities & engagement60
  • Food quality60
  • Healthcare65
  • Management & leadership72
  • Resident happiness65
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2021-12-17

  • Is this home safe?

    Not yet rated
    The Safe domain was rated Good at the October 2024 inspection. This covers staffing levels, medicines management, falls prevention, infection control, and how the home responds to safeguarding concerns. The published report does not include specific observations or data points for this domain. The improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating suggests that earlier concerns have been addressed, but the detail of what changed is not available in the published text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Not yet rated
    The Effective domain was rated Good at the October 2024 inspection. This domain covers whether staff have the right training, whether care plans are detailed and kept up to date, whether residents have access to GPs and other health professionals, and whether food and nutrition are well managed. No specific findings, examples, or observations are included in the available inspection text for this domain.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Not yet rated
    The Caring domain was rated Good at the October 2024 inspection. This covers how staff treat residents, whether dignity and privacy are respected, whether residents are supported to make their own choices, and whether staff show genuine warmth in their interactions. The published report contains no direct inspector observations, no resident quotes, and no specific examples for this domain.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Not yet rated
    The Responsive domain was rated Good at the October 2024 inspection. This covers whether the home offers meaningful activities tailored to individual residents, whether residents' personal histories and preferences are reflected in their care, and whether end-of-life care is planned in advance. No specific activities, individual engagement examples, or end-of-life planning detail is included in the published report text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Not yet rated
    The Well-led domain was rated Good at the October 2024 inspection. Miss Jennifer Irene Louise Read is confirmed as the registered manager, and Mr Karmjeet Singh Kandola is the nominated individual. Good leadership was previously absent or insufficient, given the earlier Requires Improvement rating, so the improvement to Good across all domains suggests that management has driven meaningful change. No detail about governance processes, staff culture, audit systems, or management visibility is included in the published text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home provides specialist dementia care alongside general support for adults over 65. Staff here understand the specific challenges dementia brings, working to maintain routines and connections that help residents feel secure and engaged throughout their day. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

72/ 100

DCC Family Score

This home has moved from Requires Improvement to a Good rating across all five domains, which is a meaningful and positive step. However, the published inspection text contains very little specific detail, so most scores reflect the confirmed Good rating rather than direct inspector observations or resident testimony.

Homes in East typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Families describe finding their relatives engaged in craft activities or chatting with other residents who've become friends. The private spaces throughout the home give visitors comfortable spots to spend quality time together, away from the busier communal areas.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

While some staff members move on, others have stayed for years, becoming familiar faces who know each resident's preferences and routines. This mix of consistency and fresh perspectives seems to work well, with families noting the patient approach staff take with residents.

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

Sometimes the right place reveals itself through small moments — a resident pointing out a robin in the garden, or a staff member remembering exactly how someone likes their tea.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Adalah Residential Rest Home in Leigh-on-Sea was assessed in October 2024 and rated Good across all five inspection domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. This is a genuine and significant improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating, and it tells you that inspectors found the home meeting the required standard in every area they examined. The home is registered for 35 residents, cares for adults over 65, and has a specialism in dementia care. A named registered manager is confirmed in post. The honest limitation of this report is that the published inspection text contains almost no specific detail. There are no direct inspector observations, no resident or family quotes, and no descriptions of what inspectors actually saw. A Good rating is reassuring, but it is a starting point, not a full picture. Before making a decision, visit the home in person, ask to see last month's activity records and staffing rotas, and spend time in the communal areas at a mealtime to see for yourself how staff interact with the people who live there.

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In Their Own Words

How Adalah Rest Home Ltd describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Adalah Rest Home Ltd says about itself

Where long-serving staff and leafy gardens create calm days

Residential home in Leigh On Sea: True Peace of Mind

Some care decisions feel overwhelming, but families visiting Adalah Residential Rest Home in Leigh On Sea often notice the mature trees in the garden first — a small detail that hints at the settled atmosphere inside. This East London home specialises in dementia care and supporting residents over 65, with a focus on creating genuine connections between staff and residents.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home provides specialist dementia care alongside general support for adults over 65.

    How they describe their dementia care

    Staff here understand the specific challenges dementia brings, working to maintain routines and connections that help residents feel secure and engaged throughout their day.

    “Sometimes the right place reveals itself through small moments — a resident pointing out a robin in the garden, or a staff member remembering exactly how someone likes their tea.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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