Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 6 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
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?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. ?
Melba Lodge Limited is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in Greenwich.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Melba Lodge Limited is a 4-bed residential care home in London, Greenwich. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people who use drugs or alcohol.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in March 2020. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Its previous rating, in July 2017, was Good, so the home has slipped. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Greenwich, 54% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
6 other homes in Greenwich share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Greenwich. 1 of Melba Lodge Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Melba Lodge Limited, 0.5 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
