SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?31%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?29%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 3 good, 30 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. ?
Chandos Lodge Nursing Home is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 0 other homes in Buckinghamshire.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Chandos Lodge Nursing Home is a 31-bed nursing home in Slough, Buckinghamshire, run by Mr & Mrs S Hayat. Its CQC registration covers older people.
The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in April 2026. Safe, effective and well-led were also Inadequate. CQC rated caring and responsive as Requires improvement. Before that, in September 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Buckinghamshire are typically about 6 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 30 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “assessing needs”.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire. In Buckinghamshire, 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Tithe Farm Nursing Home, 1.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
