Alderwood Care Home

Essex

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Alderwood Care Home scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 31 October 2024 by Colchester.

What does this rating mean?

Alderwood Care Home in Essex has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

39 Essex Hall Road,
Colchester,
Essex,
CO1 1ZP

Alderwood Care Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Alderwood Care Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Alderwood Care Home?

Food hygiene at Alderwood Care Home is inspected by Colchester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.colchester.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Alderwood Care Home

What is Alderwood Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Alderwood Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 October 2024.

When was Alderwood Care Home last inspected?

Alderwood Care Home was last inspected by Colchester on 31 October 2024.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.