Crouched Friars Residential Home

Crouched Friars Residential Home Crouched Friars is a residential care home based in the heart of Colchester. We provide care for older people living with dementia in our home-away-from-home.
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We are rated Good by CQC, and invite you to pop in for a cuppa and a chat any time.

Here at Crouched Friars Sharon and Chloè love to get our wonderful residents involved in allsorts of actitivities. Some ...
28/01/2026

Here at Crouched Friars Sharon and Chloè love to get our wonderful residents involved in allsorts of actitivities. Some love to make things, play cards, dominos and Scrabble. Some love to engage in 1-2-1 exercises which is both therapeutic and fun! Some love our beauty pampering sessions and others simply like to complete jigsaw puzzles and reading. Whatever they want and enjoy Chloè and Sharon are there to make it happen.

We've been busy with redecorating some of our rooms so it's been a little quiet on here however, we are back and here is...
26/01/2026

We've been busy with redecorating some of our rooms so it's been a little quiet on here however, we are back and here is a little catchup on one of our much loved festive activities. Our annual Christmas cake baking and decorating.
Here you can see some of our wonderful baking club members mix up the ingredients for the cake and some fairy cakes. We then covered the cakes with marzipan and icing.
The last step is to decorate the 2 Christmas cakes which Chloè and Sharon; our 2 activity coordinators had fun with. We chose a subtle and classy design.
Didn't they all do well!

A few more pictures capturing daily life in our wonderful home. Some of us love to read, some like to be pampered whilst...
29/12/2025

A few more pictures capturing daily life in our wonderful home. Some of us love to read, some like to be pampered whilst others join in anything as they like being kept busy. There are many different activities available so everyone can choose how they wish to spend their day.

St Helena Hospice organised a day out to Perrywood Tiptree so we could discuss our future choices over lunch. We also ha...
28/12/2025

St Helena Hospice organised a day out to Perrywood Tiptree so we could discuss our future choices over lunch. We also had the opportunity to look around the nursery and admire the beautiful festive decorations and lights.

We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas in health and peace. We hope you will have a wonderful day with yo...
25/12/2025

We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas in health and peace. We hope you will have a wonderful day with your family and loved ones. Best wishes from Crouched Friars Team and our lovely Residents. 🎅🏼🕊️🎄

Paul enjoyed his visit to the barber, he had a nice trim and was very pleased with it. Doesn’t he look handsome 💈
22/12/2025

Paul enjoyed his visit to the barber, he had a nice trim and was very pleased with it. Doesn’t he look handsome 💈

Our yearly Christmas party 🎉 was as successful as ever. Our chefs prepared lovely food, drinks were flowing and we dance...
21/12/2025

Our yearly Christmas party 🎉 was as successful as ever. Our chefs prepared lovely food, drinks were flowing and we danced and sang to Christmas songs. Even The Grinch couldn't spoil it for us.

Keeping our minds busy is very important. Our residents love keeping occupied with drawing, playing and colouring.
21/12/2025

Keeping our minds busy is very important. Our residents love keeping occupied with drawing, playing and colouring.

We have decided to add some greenery to our lounges. Suzanne and Vera worked very hard putting the plants in the new po...
21/12/2025

We have decided to add some greenery to our lounges. Suzanne and Vera worked very hard putting the plants in the new pots.

Gunni from Kiddleydivey Colchester, Clacton & Ipswich - Adults has put everyone into a Christmas spirit with her session...
10/12/2025

Gunni from Kiddleydivey Colchester, Clacton & Ipswich - Adults has put everyone into a Christmas spirit with her session on Monday. She always knows how to entertain and get everyone moving and joining in. We love her visits

We would like to say a big thank you to the St. Mary's School for bringing Christmas cards for our residents with lovely...
09/12/2025

We would like to say a big thank you to the St. Mary's School for bringing Christmas cards for our residents with lovely messages inside. We love being included in the community and meet all the lovely people. Thank you for thinking of us

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103-107 Crouch Street
Colchester
CO33

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+441206572647

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Welcome home...

Here at Crouched Friars we provide an environment which provides guidance and support to maintain and enhance quality of life.

Ideally located in the heart of Colchester, Britain’s oldest recorded town, our sympathetically restored part Grade II listed home supports a small community of residents. Our priority is in delivering care that maintains the dignity and individuality of each person, providing both physical and mental stimulation for those with residential care needs.

Our facilities have been tastefully adapted to provide easy access for those with limited mobility, providing suitable wheelchair access along with a lift to all floors. All of our bedrooms have top of the range amenities to make sure residents are comfortable, including TV points, en-suite facilities and comfortable furnishings.

We work with residents and their families to create an individual care plan that will support the resident in continuing their happy and fulfilling life. Every day, carers spend time with residents to ensure they experience maximum physical and mental stimulation.