CQC rating
Good
Published 15 October 2024
Rated 2 years 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?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?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: 32 good, 1 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. ?
Earlier ratings ?
- July 2023Requires improvementSECRW
Read the full report on the CQC website ↗
How it compares in Brent
Gencare Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 33 other homes in Brent.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
- Good 34 (74%)
- Good, with an area to improve 4 (9%)
- Requires improvement 6 (13%)
- Not yet rated 2 (4%)
See all 46 care homes in Brent →
About Gencare Care Home
Gencare Care Home is a 6-bed residential care home in Harrow, Brent. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2022. 92% of homes in Brent also score 5. In Brent, 86% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In October 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in July 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).
