Nursing home · Brent

Victoria Care Centre

Acton Lane, London, NW10 7BR

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 April 2025 Rated 1 year 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2018GoodSECRW
  • December 2016GoodSECRW
  • June 2016GoodSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW
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  • August 2015GoodSECRW
  • August 2014Inspected, no new rating

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Brent

Victoria Care Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 33 other homes in Brent. 86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good 34 (74%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (13%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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  • Middlesex Manor Care Home
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  • Willesden Court Care Home
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  • Kolbe House
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About Victoria Care Centre

Victoria Care Centre is one of 46 care homes in Brent: a 115-bed nursing home in London, run by Sharda Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Brent has 6 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Across Brent, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 92% of homes in Brent also score 5. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2025. Its rating before that, in July 2018, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Brent, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.