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?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
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: 31 good, 2 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. ?
Barrington Lodge is a 44-bed nursing home in Croydon, run by A & R Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Croydon has 13 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2024. Before that, in May 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. The typical rating in Croydon is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.
92 other homes in Croydon share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 79% of homes in Croydon. A & R Care Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
