Residential care home · Bexley

Frognal House Care Home

Frognal House, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, DA14 6LF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 11 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 November 2025 Rated 11 months ago ?
  • 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?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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2021GoodSECRW
  • September 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2018Requires improvementSECRW

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

Frognal House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 17 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

  • Smyth Lodge
    Sidcup, Bexley · DA14 6LF · Nursing home · 80 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Hatherley Lodge
    Sidcup, Bexley · DA14 4BH · Residential care home · 8 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • The Sidcup Care Home
    Sidcup, Bexley · DA14 4BG · Nursing home · 100 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Elmwood Lodge
    Sidcup, Bexley · DA15 7HD · Residential care home · 10 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Drive
    Sidcup, Bexley · DA14 4ER · Residential care home · 12 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • St Aubyns Nursing Home
    Sidcup, Bexley · DA15 7HJ · Nursing home · 39 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited

16 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 14 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Sonning Gardens Care Home
    Reading, Wokingham · RG4 6TQ · Nursing home · 103 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Bagshot Gardens Care Home
    Bagshot, Surrey · GU19 5HN · Nursing home · 99 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Beaconsfield Heights Care Home
    Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · HP9 1AB · Residential care home · 95 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Eastbourne Gardens Care Home
    Eastbourne, East Sussex · BN20 9AN · Nursing home · 107 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Elstree View Care Home
    Borehamwood, Hertfordshire · WD6 3RG · Residential care home · 81 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Esher Manor Care Home
    Esher, Surrey · KT10 9HJ · Residential care home · 88 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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About Frognal House Care Home

Frognal House Care Home is a 131-bed residential care home in Sidcup, Bexley, run by Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Bexley are smaller: the median there is 39 beds.

17 other homes in Bexley share its tier, “Good”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 15 of Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited’s 16 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

Its CQC rating, from November 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2021. Ratings in Bexley are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.