Nursing home · Brent

Brook House Care Home

2-6 Forty Close, Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8UU

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago ↓ Down from Good New owner since April 2024

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 24 November 2023 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in April 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • May 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Brent

Brook House Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Brent. 86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good 34 (74%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (13%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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What the data says about Brook House Care Home

LCH Brook Limited runs Brook House Care Home, a nursing home in Wembley, Brent with room for 47 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Brent, where the typical home has 6 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from November 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is down from Good in June 2018.

The home changed owner in April 2024. Across Brent, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Brent. About 0.4 km away, Kenbrook is rated Good.