Residential care home · Enfield

Minchenden Lodge

54 Blagdens Lane, London, N14 6DD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 months ago ↓ Down from Outstanding

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 April 2026 Rated 6 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2019OutstandingSECRW
  • January 2017GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Enfield

Minchenden Lodge is in the Good tier ?, with 48 other homes in Enfield. 82% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (1%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 49 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 13 (16%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Roland Residential Care Homes - 163 Hampden Way
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Southgate Beaumont
    London, Enfield · N14 7DJ · Nursing home · 52 beds0.9 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Hugh Myddelton House
    London, Enfield · N14 5QR · Nursing home · 48 beds1.0 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Linden Lodge
    London, Enfield · N14 4LU · Residential care home · 10 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Maison Moti Care Home
    London, Enfield · N14 4PH · Residential care home · 15 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Amberley House - London
    London, Enfield · N13 4BJ · Residential care home · 30 beds1.2 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Marigold MG1 Ltd

6 care homes in total: 6 Good.

  • Bullsmoor Lodge
    Enfield · EN3 6TE · Residential care home · 48 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Five Oaks
    Hadley Wood, Enfield · EN4 0JT · Residential care home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Hargrave House
    Stansted, Essex · CM24 8BY · Residential care home · 58 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Waterbeach Lodge
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB25 9NW · Residential care home · 46 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Woodbury Manor
    Enfield · EN2 9JA · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Minchenden Lodge in brief

Marigold MG1 Ltd runs Minchenden Lodge, a residential care home in London, Enfield with room for 25 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Enfield has 11 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2026. 77% of homes in Enfield also score 5. 48 other homes in Enfield share its tier, “Good”. 6 of Marigold MG1 Ltd’s 6 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2026. Before that, in October 2019, it was rated Outstanding. The typical rating in Enfield is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.