SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
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?67%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
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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Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?57%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?64%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 20 good, 13 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. ?
Heathgrove Lodge Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 7 other homes in Barnet.
88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Heathgrove Lodge Care Home
Heathgrove Lodge Care Home is a 33-bed residential care home in London, Barnet, run by Brownlow Enterprises Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC last rated the home in February 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. Before that, in July 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Barnet are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “treating people as individuals”, one of 13 standards out of 33 scored below good.
7 other homes in Barnet share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 79% of homes in Barnet. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 5 of Brownlow Enterprises Limited’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
