Residential care home · Harrow

Sophia Care Home

236 Malvern Avenue, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 9HE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 August 2024 Rated 2 years 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
    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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2018GoodSECRW
  • May 2017GoodSECRW
  • October 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Harrow

Sophia Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 35 other homes in Harrow. 94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (6%)
  • Good 36 (72%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 3 (6%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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About Sophia Care Home

Run by Ms Sophia Mirza, Sophia Care Home is a residential care home in Middlesex, Harrow with 7 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Harrow has 14 beds, so this one is on the small side.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. In Harrow, 94% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2025. 90% of homes in Harrow also score 5.

Its CQC rating, from August 2024, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Harrow, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.