Residential care home · Lewisham

St Jude's House

14 Canadian Avenue, Catford, London, SE6 3AS

Good Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 April 2025 Rated 1 year 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
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome 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: 23 good, 10 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lewisham

St Jude's House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 6 other homes in Lewisham. 96% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good 37 (76%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (14%)
  • Requires improvement 2 (4%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (6%)

See all 49 care homes in Lewisham →

Care homes nearby

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  • Ashleigh House
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
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Other homes run by Elizabeth Peters Care Homes Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Little Haven
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago

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St Jude's House at a glance

Run by Elizabeth Peters Care Homes Limited, St Jude's House is a residential care home in London, Lewisham with 12 registered beds. It is registered to care for people with mental health needs.

The current CQC rating is Good, published in April 2025. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in July 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Lewisham, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 10 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).

6 other homes in Lewisham share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. That is true of 91% of homes in Lewisham. 2 of Elizabeth Peters Care Homes Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.