SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 27 good, 6 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. ?
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. ?
David House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 9 other homes in Sutton.
95% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Care Direct UK Limited, David House is a residential care home in Wallington, Sutton with 8 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2026, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in April 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Sutton are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 6 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “governance, management and sustainability”.
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. In Sutton, 95% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in April 2026. 93% of homes in Sutton score the top mark of 5. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
