SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Medicrest Limited runs Acorn House - Croydon, a residential care home in Croydon with room for 31 residents. Its CQC registration covers people with dementia. Most homes in Croydon are smaller: the median there is 13 beds.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 2 of Medicrest Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in May 2026. In Croydon, 79% of homes score 5. In Croydon, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
In November 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in November 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. That is more recent than most ratings in Croydon, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 3 standards out of 33 scored below good.
