Residential care home · Waltham Forest

St Ives Lodge Residential Care Home

25-29 The Drive, Chingford, London, E4 7AJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome 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?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: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2017GoodSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW

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 Waltham Forest

St Ives Lodge Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 37 other homes in Waltham Forest. 93% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (2%)
  • Good 38 (86%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (2%)
  • Requires improvement 3 (7%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (2%)

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About St Ives Lodge Residential Care Home

St Ives Lodge Residential Care Home is a 36-bed residential care home in London, Waltham Forest, run by St Ives Lodge Care Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Waltham Forest are smaller: the median there is 9 beds.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. 94% of homes in Waltham Forest also score 5. 37 other homes in Waltham Forest share its tier, “Good”.

Its CQC rating, from September 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in December 2017, was the same. Ratings in Waltham Forest are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.