Residential care home · Hillingdon

Poplars Care Home

15-17 Ickenham Road, Ruislip, HA4 7BZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 11 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 November 2025 Rated 11 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • 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?80%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Independence, choice and controlExceptional
  • 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?82%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 exceptional
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
    • Partnerships and communitiesExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 3 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2019GoodSECRW
  • April 2017GoodSECRW
  • March 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Hillingdon

Poplars Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 35 other homes in Hillingdon. 91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good 36 (80%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (9%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • The Boyne Residential Care Home
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  • 78 Hoylake Crescent
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  • Woodlands Care Home
    Uxbridge, Hillingdon · UB10 8SX · Residential care home · 32 beds2.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • St Vincent's Nursing Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Whitby Dene
    Eastcote, Hillingdon · HA4 9EE · Residential care home · 60 beds2.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Poplars Care Home at a glance

Run by Appcourt Limited, Poplars Care Home is a residential care home in Ruislip, Hillingdon with 27 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

In November 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2019. Ratings in Hillingdon are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “safe environments”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Hillingdon, 91% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).