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?★Outstanding
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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Bluegrove House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 0 other homes in Southwark.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Bluegrove House is one of 13 care homes in Southwark: a 48-bed residential care home in London, run by Agincare (Southwark) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Southwark are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2025. 86% of homes in Southwark also score 5. In Southwark, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 7 of Agincare (Southwark) Limited’s 12 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC's latest rating, from February 2019, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Southwark, 31% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
