Care home · Brent
Dana House
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- 5 Fairfields Crescent, London, NW9 0PR
- Run by
- Care Worldwide (London) Limited (4 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2014 (12 years)
- Part of
- Care Worldwide
- Registered manager
- Mark Willard
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06358216)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Nov 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-1334816628
Dana House at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Dana House is based in Brent, run by Care Worldwide (London) Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and drug or alcohol problems.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (November 2023). It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Edgware; 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe35 of 45 in Brent
- Effective44 of 45 in Brent
- Caring44 of 45 in Brent
- Responsive43 of 45 in Brent
- Well-led39 of 45 in Brent
CQC key question ratings, published 9 November 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Brent share it.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2016
- Nov 2017
- Nov 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 9 November 2023
- CQC inspection report 8 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 1 February 2016
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 30 March 2024 by Brent. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Dana House"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Kingsbury
- Council
- London Borough of Brent · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brent East
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NW9 (11)
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Close by
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 15 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Hendon, 1.8 km
- GP surgery Willow Tree Family Doctors, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Alpha Pharmacy, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Loon Fung, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Park Roe Green Park, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Café Costa, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Catholic Church of Ss. Sebastian & Pancras, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Library Kingsbury Library Plus, 950 m (12 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Ownership and company checks
Dana House is run by Care Worldwide (london) Limited (company 06358216), incorporated in 2007, 6 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.
Care Worldwide (London) Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Care Worldwide brand, which covers 18 services run by 9 registered providers.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from April 2014, so the service has been operating for around 12 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 9 November 2023.
What it may cost
We estimate Dana House at £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £78k–£95k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Brent Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Matthew Residential Care Limited - 1 Milton Avenue, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
9 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Kingsbury ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West and North London ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (9 min), a park (6 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The service provides support to people who have learning disabilities or mental health care needs.
- People's experience of the service and what we found We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
- We considered this guidance as there were people using the service who have a learning disability and or who are autistic.
- Right Support People were supported by staff who understood their needs and had received training to support them in their roles.
Inspected 11 October 2023; report published 9 November 2023; supporting 4 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Dana House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 38 of the 44 other care homes in Brent that CQC has rated.
Family reviews
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How Dana House compares
- Rated Good. Across Brent, 87% of the 45 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2023) is more recent than 62% of care home ratings in Brent.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 74% of care homes in Brent, where the typical home has 6.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 30% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Brent lists 2.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Brent. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Dana House: common questions
- How is Dana House rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Dana House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does Dana House charge?
- No fee list from Dana House has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,615 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Which provider runs Dana House?
- Care Worldwide (London) Limited is the registered provider for Dana House.
- How many beds does Dana House have?
- Dana House is registered for up to 4 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- When did CQC last rate Dana House?
- CQC published the current rating on 9 November 2023, 2 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is Dana House registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is Dana House registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-1334816628 and was rated Good overall in November 2023.
- What is Dana House's address?
- It is at 5 Fairfields Crescent, London, NW9 0PR.
- What kind of care can Dana House offer?
- CQC lists Dana House under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
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