Care home · Waltham Forest
Albany Nursing Home
Illustrative photo, not of Albany Nursing Home- Address
- 11-12 Albany Road, Leyton, London, E10 7EL
- Run by
- Topcare Limited
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 61 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Gurjeet Singh
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1996 (29 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03273230)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Mar 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,680–£2,050 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury · Diagnostic and screening procedures
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-110213739
The service in brief
Albany Nursing Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Waltham Forest, run by Topcare Limited. Its registered specialisms include dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2020). It is one of 46 CQC-registered care homes in and around Waltham Forest; 41 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe41 of 44 in Waltham Forest
- Effective42 of 44 in Waltham Forest
- Caring43 of 44 in Waltham Forest
- Responsive41 of 44 in Waltham Forest
- Well-led40 of 44 in Waltham Forest
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 17 April 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Waltham Forest share it.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Albany Nursing Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 39 of the 43 other care homes in Waltham Forest that CQC has rated.
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
Ownership and company checks
Albany Nursing Home is run by Topcare Limited (company 03273230), incorporated in 1996, 14 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Albany Nursing Home provides nursing and personal care for up to 61 people some of whom are living with dementia.
- During the inspection, the service was temporarily closed to friends and family.
- However, when visitors had been allowed their temperatures were taken, appointments were scheduled and lateral flow tests would be undertaken.
- People's relatives were supported to wear personal protective equipment, have good hand hygiene and maintain social distance.
Inspected 5 February 2021; report published 19 March 2021; supporting 61 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2014–2021), starting at Inspected but not rated and staying Inspected but not rated every time.
It has gone 6 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 19 March 2021.
What it may cost
We estimate Albany Nursing Home at £1,680–£2,050 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £87k–£107k.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Waltham Forest Council for a free care needs assessment.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2014
- Jun 2015
- Oct 2017
- Apr 2020
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 6 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 19 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 17 April 2020
- CQC inspection report 27 October 2017
- CQC inspection report 30 June 2015
- CQC inspection report 21 November 2014
- Inspection report 13 August 2013
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 February 2026 by Waltham Forest. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Albany Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Lea Bridge
- Parliamentary constituency
- Walthamstow
- NHS planning area
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in E10 (6)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Leyton Midland Road, 910 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery The Manor Practice, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy MS Chemist, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Class Fruit and Veg, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Park Leyton Manor Park, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Café Star Nergiz Express, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Built on the Rock, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Library Lea Bridge Library, 440 m (5 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Aspray House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (8 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
16 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Lea Bridge ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East London ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (3 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (2 min), a park (4 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Albany Nursing Home on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
How Albany Nursing Home compares
- Rated Good. Across Waltham Forest, 95% of the 43 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2020) is more recent than 33% of care home ratings in Waltham Forest.
- With 61 beds it is larger than 89% of care homes in Waltham Forest, where the typical home has 11.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 72% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Waltham Forest lists 2.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Waltham Forest, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Recently rated care homes near Waltham Forest
- Outlook Care - Summit RoadJun 2026
- Dalton LodgeDec 2025
- Aspray HouseFeb 2026
Questions about Albany Nursing Home
- Who runs Albany Nursing Home?
- The registered provider is Topcare Limited, according to CQC.
- How many beds does Albany Nursing Home have?
- Albany Nursing Home can take up to 61 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How did Albany Nursing Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Albany Nursing Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does Albany Nursing Home charge?
- Albany Nursing Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,456 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Albany Nursing Home registered with CQC?
- Albany Nursing Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-110213739) and was rated Good overall in April 2020.
- What is Albany Nursing Home's address?
- It is at 11-12 Albany Road, Leyton, London, E10 7EL.
- What type of care does Albany Nursing Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Albany Nursing Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- When did CQC last rate Albany Nursing Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 17 April 2020, 6 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Can Albany Nursing Home care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
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