Nursing home · Hillingdon

Frithwood Nursing Home

21 Frithwood Avenue, Northwood, HA6 3LY

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 12 May 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2018GoodSECRW
  • October 2017GoodSECRW
  • October 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2016Requires improvementSECRW
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  • March 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Hillingdon

Frithwood Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 35 other homes in Hillingdon. 91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good 36 (80%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (9%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

See all 45 care homes in Hillingdon →

Care homes nearby

  • Northwood Nursing Home
    Northwood, Hertfordshire · HA6 3LN · Nursing home · 35 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Eastbury Nursing Home
    Northwood, Hillingdon · HA6 3AL · Nursing home · 20 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Erskine Hall Care Home
    Northwood, Hertfordshire · HA6 3PA · Nursing home · 74 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Seymour House-Northwood
    Northwood, Hillingdon · HA6 1BQ · Residential care home · 36 beds0.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Mountview
    Northwood, Hillingdon · HA6 2RD · Residential care home · 10 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Denville Hall
    Northwood, Hillingdon · HA6 2SB · Nursing home · 40 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by M D Homes

5 care homes in total: 5 Good.

  • Carrick House Nursing Home
    Harrow, Brent · HA3 0AU · Nursing home · 27 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Eastbury Nursing Home
    Northwood, Hillingdon · HA6 3AL · Nursing home · 20 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Northwood Nursing Home
    Northwood, Hertfordshire · HA6 3LN · Nursing home · 35 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Mountview
    Northwood, Hillingdon · HA6 2RD · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Frithwood Nursing Home in brief

M D Homes runs Frithwood Nursing Home, a nursing home in Northwood, Hillingdon with room for 26 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

In Hillingdon, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. 97% of homes in Hillingdon also score 5. M D Homes runs 5 care homes, and all 5 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2025. That is up from Requires improvement in December 2023. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.