Residential care home · Bexley

Cedar Court Care Home

138 Lensbury Way, London, SE2 9TA

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated this month ↓ Down from Good No registered manager New owner since November 2023

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 7 October 2026 Rated this month ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 5 below good
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 11 good, 22 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

The home changed owner in November 2023. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • October 2016Requires improvementSECRW 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 Bexley

Cedar Court Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in Bexley. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (4%)
  • Good 18 (64%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (25%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Weybourne
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Emmanuel Care Services Limited
    London, Greenwich · SE28 8AP · Residential care home · 3 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Brook House Care Centre
    London, Greenwich · SE28 8GA · Nursing home · 74 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Marlborough Court Care Home
    London, Greenwich · SE28 8RB · Nursing home · 83 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • 167 Lodge Hill
    London, Greenwich · SE2 0AS · Residential care home · 6 beds2.0 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • London Borough of Greenwich - 169 Lodge Hill
    London, Greenwich · SE2 0AS · Residential care home · 6 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago

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Cedar Court Care Home in brief

Cedar Court Care Home is one of 28 care homes in Bexley: a 47-bed residential care home in London, run by MKR Healthcare Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. 95% of homes in Bexley also score 5. Across Bexley, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. MKR Healthcare Ltd has run the home since November 2023, when it changed owner. The nearest home with a higher rating is Weybourne (Good), 0.8 km away. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in October 2026. That is down from Good in January 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Bexley, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found significant shortfalls in “governance, management and sustainability”, one of 22 standards out of 33 scored below good.