Residential care home · Bromley

Queen Elizabeth House

38 Southborough Road, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2EE

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 8 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 26 February 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • 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?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?62%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • 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: 20 good, 13 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • September 2017GoodSECRW
  • September 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Bromley

Queen Elizabeth House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 3 other homes in Bromley. 91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (6%)
  • Good 35 (71%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (2%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Homefield
    Bromley · BR1 2EF · Nursing home · 42 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Beechmore Court
    Bromley · BR1 2EG · Residential care home · 37 beds0.2 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 6 months ago
  • Elmwood
    Bromley · BR1 2EN · Nursing home · 70 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • KYN Bickley
    Bromley · BR1 2AZ · Nursing home · 90 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Ashglade
    Bromley · BR2 8AL · Residential care home · 12 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Nettlestead Care Home
    Bromley · BR1 2PU · Residential care home · 20 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Greensleeves Homes Trust

26 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 16 Good, 8 Requires improvement.

  • Broadlands
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 3PW · Residential care home · 52 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Harleston House
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 4HX · Residential care home · 39 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Broadacres Care Home
    Norwich, Norfolk · NR12 8AR · Residential care home · 28 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • De Lucy House
    Diss, Norfolk · IP22 4HZ · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The Briars
    Sandown, Isle of Wight · PO36 9BD · Residential care home · 38 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Borovere
    Alton, Hampshire · GU34 1PD · Residential care home · 34 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Queen Elizabeth House at a glance

Queen Elizabeth House is a 28-bed residential care home in Bromley, run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in February 2026. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in September 2017. The typical rating in Bromley is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 13 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Bromley. 3 other homes in Bromley share its tier, “Requires improvement”. About 0.2 km away, Beechmore Court is rated Outstanding. It is one of 26 homes run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. 18 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.