SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 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. ?
Colleycare Limited runs Dalton Lodge, a residential care home in London, Waltham Forest with room for 64 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Waltham Forest has 9 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2025. The typical rating in Waltham Forest is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “involving people to manage risks” (some shortfalls).
37 other homes in Waltham Forest share its tier, “Good”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 14 of Colleycare Limited’s 19 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
