A CARE home in Maldon has been named as one of the best in the East of England in the latest care home awards.

Longfield care home in Fambridge Close has made it on to this year’s Carehome.co.uk Top 20 list.

The care home was previously named in the top 20 list in 2022. 

The care home has 40 bedrooms and three couples’ rooms for residents who want to be together.

It also has facilities including a hairdressing salon, summer house, mature gardens, a music room, home pets and more.

The care home, which is part of the Excel care group, was up against 1,568 others in the East of England and 491 in Essex.

The award is based on reviews from residents as well as their friends and relatives.

It has a review score of ten out of ten on the website, with an overall experience rating of 4.9 out of five.

Claire Pugh, deputy manager at the Longfield care home, said: “We are thrilled to receive this award.

“I am so happy that the hard work of all our wonderful team at Longfield has been recognised.

“Thank you to our amazing families and friends for the great reviews you have posted for our home.”

Carehome.co.uk is a leading review website which allows people to see reviews and information on almost 17,000 care homes in the UK.

Reviews manager Amanda Hopkins said: “We now have over 260,000 reviews of care homes on carehome.co.uk so we are able to give people a real insight into what a care home and its care staff are like.

“Our reviews reveal if the care home is value for money as well as the standard of its facilities and the quality of their care, activities and nutrition.

“Reviews show they provide an excellent standard of care and we would like to congratulate them on being a Top 20 care home in the East of England.

“It is such an achievement to be named as a top-rated care home by the residents who actually receive the care, as well as their family and friends.”