Nursing home · Greenwich

The Oaks

904 Sidcup Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 3PW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Good
Published 21 January 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • 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: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2024InadequateSECRW
  • November 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • June 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • July 2016GoodSECRW previous owner
  • May 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 Greenwich

The Oaks is in the Good tier ?, with 26 other homes in Greenwich. 83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good 27 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (16%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (5%)

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About The Oaks

The Oaks is an independent 113-bed nursing home in London, Greenwich, registered with CQC under its own name. 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. The typical home in Greenwich has 6 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. 92% of homes in Greenwich also score 5. Across Greenwich, 83% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In January 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Inadequate in January 2024. The typical rating in Greenwich is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “learning culture”.