SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?0%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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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: 29 good, 4 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Run by Rajanikanth Selvanandan, The Swallows is a residential care home in London, Lewisham with 33 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Lewisham has 9 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from July 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from September 2019. The typical rating in Lewisham is about 7 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 4 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “kindness, compassion and dignity”.
36 other homes in Lewisham share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. That is true of 91% of homes in Lewisham. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 4 homes run by Rajanikanth Selvanandan. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
