Residential care home · Southwark

Rose Court Care Home

253 Lower Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE8 5DN

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 12 August 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • 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?62%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • October 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2015GoodSECRW previous owner
  • January 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Southwark

Rose Court Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 2 other homes in Southwark. 77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (8%)
  • Good 8 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 3 (23%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Olive Place
    London, Lewisham · SE8 5NR · Residential care home · 3 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Bluegrove House
    London, Southwark · SE16 2JN · Residential care home · 48 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Manley Court Care Home
    London, Lewisham · SE14 5XA · Nursing home · 85 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Gate House
    London, Lewisham · SE14 5PL · Residential care home · 10 beds1.9 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Dunton Road
    London, Southwark · SE1 5TW · Residential care home · 7 beds2.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Waterside
    London, Southwark · SE15 6LA · Nursing home · 49 beds2.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Agincare (Southwark) Limited

12 care homes in total: 7 Good, 5 Requires improvement.

  • Bluegrove House
    London, Southwark · SE16 2JN · Residential care home · 48 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Greenhive House
    London, Southwark · SE15 2BQ · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Hazlemere Lodge
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP15 7BQ · Nursing home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Laurel Dene
    Hampton, Richmond upon Thames · TW12 1JQ · Nursing home · 99 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Waterside
    London, Southwark · SE15 6LA · Nursing home · 49 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Whitefarm Lodge
    Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames · TW2 7BY · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Rose Court Care Home at a glance

Rose Court Care Home is a 64-bed residential care home in London, Southwark, run by Agincare (Southwark) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Southwark has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

CQC's latest rating, from August 2025, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in November 2017, was Good, so the home has slipped. That is more recent than most ratings in Southwark, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 86% of homes in Southwark. In Southwark, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Agincare (Southwark) Limited runs 12 care homes, and 7 of the 12 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Olive Place (Good), 1.0 km away.