SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Birchwood Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 53 other homes in Redbridge.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Birchwood Residential Care Home is a 44-bed residential care home in Ilford, Redbridge, run by Sanctuary Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Redbridge has 8 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2023. That is up from Requires improvement in November 2019.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in December 2025. 94% of homes in Redbridge score the top mark of 5. Across Redbridge, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 79 of Sanctuary Care Limited’s 83 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
