SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Howard Goble House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in Bexley.
75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Choice Support runs Howard Goble House, a residential care home in Sidcup, Bexley with room for 12 residents. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Bexley has 39 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC last rated the home in January 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in July 2019.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Northbourne Court (Good), 0.0 km away. Choice Support runs 21 care homes, and 17 of the 21 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Bexley, 75% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
