Residential care home · Sutton

Magnolia House

19 Fairholme Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2EE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 September 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2019GoodSECRW
  • January 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Sutton

Magnolia House is in the Good tier ?, with 44 other homes in Sutton. 95% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (6%)
  • Good 45 (68%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (15%)
  • Requires improvement 3 (5%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (3%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Allswell Lodge
    Sutton · SM1 2EP · Residential care home · 8 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • 101 Cheam Road
    Sutton · SM1 2BE · Residential care home · 7 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Grove House
    Sutton · SM1 2DD · Residential care home · 8 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Belmont House Nursing Home
    Sutton · SM2 6ND · Nursing home · 60 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Regard Partnership Limited - Grove Road
    Sutton · SM1 2AW · Residential care home · 8 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Wellesley Lodge
    Sutton · SM2 6PY · Nursing home · 23 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago

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About Magnolia House

Magnolia House is one of 66 care homes in Sutton: a 3-bed residential care home in Sutton, run by New Life Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Sutton has 8 beds, so this one is on the small side.

44 other homes in Sutton share its tier, “Good”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In September 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in January 2019, was the same. Ratings in Sutton are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.