SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Limetree Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 2 other homes in Lambeth.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Limetree Healthcare Limited runs Limetree Care Home, a nursing home in London, Lambeth with room for 92 residents. CQC registers it to look after people with dementia. The typical home in Lambeth has 9 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Lambeth, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2026. 96% of homes in Lambeth also score 5.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2020, is Good overall. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Effective was rated Requires improvement. Before that, in October 2019, it was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Lambeth, 24% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
