Care home · Wembley

Franklyn Lodge

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 25 March 2025 Rating 1 year old
Residents relaxing in a care home sitting room Illustrative photo, not of Franklyn Lodge
Address
8 Forty Lane, Wembley, HA9 9EB
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
9 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Olayinka Faniyan Lynda Eribo
Company check
Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02824328)
Last CQC check
25 Mar 2025
Typical fees Estimated
£1,450–£1,780 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

More in Brent: Care homes in Brent (47) · Best rated care homes in Brent · Care homes for learning disability care in Brent · Care homes for care for adults under 65 in Brent

Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-121831935

An overview of Franklyn Lodge

Franklyn Lodge is a CQC-registered residential care home in Wembley, run by Residential Care Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with learning disabilities.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (March 2025). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 47 CQC-registered care homes in and around Brent; 39 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

What CQC's inspectors reported

  • Our overall rating for the service is requires improvement.
  • At this assessment We found 2 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to the environment and how risks of harm to people were not fully mitigated and governance.
  • The environment in some areas of the home was unsafe.
  • Relatives spoke positively of the home and the way it was managed.

Inspected 10 February 2021; report published 17 March 2021; supporting 8 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Registered specialisms

Taken from its CQC registration.

History with CQC

Franklyn Lodge has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2025), starting at Good and falling to Requires Improvement.

The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 17 March 2021.

Who runs it

Franklyn Lodge is run by Residential Care Services Limited (company 02824328), incorporated in 1993, 17 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 other residential care.

Residential Care Services Limited runs 6 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (67%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

All 6 are in Brent, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Ogilvy Court, under 0.5 miles away.

2 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Barnhill ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (2 min), a park (7 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Franklyn Lodge at £1,450–£1,780 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £75k–£93k.

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Rating history

  1. Dec 2016 Good
  2. Jun 2019 Good
  3. Jun 2020 Requires improvement
  4. Mar 2021 Inspected but not rated
  5. Mar 2025 Requires Improvement
  6. Today Rating 1 year old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.

CQC reports

Council food inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 January 2025 by Brent. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Franklyn Lodge"). Open Government Licence.

Where it is

Ward
Barnhill
Parliamentary constituency
Brent West
Integrated care board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in HA9 (12)

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Close by

  • Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk) · 14 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Wembley Stadium, 1.8 km
  • GP surgery Forty Willows Surgery, 320 m (4 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Asda, 600 m (8 min walk)
  • Shop 200 m (2 min walk)
  • Park Quainton Street Open Space, 550 m (7 min walk)
  • Café Jane's Garden Café, 990 m (12 min walk)
  • Place of worship English Martyrs RC Church, 160 m (2 min walk)
  • Library Neasden Library Plus, 1.3 km (16 min walk)

Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.

Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

Area by area, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Brent, 10 of 45 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (22%), while 6 of 45 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (13%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeRequires improvement10 of 45 in Brent
  • EffectiveGood44 of 45 in Brent
  • CaringGood44 of 45 in Brent
  • ResponsiveGood43 of 45 in Brent
  • Well-ledRequires improvement6 of 45 in Brent

Source: CQC, published 25 March 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Brent share it.

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Franklyn Lodge in local context

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Brent, 87% of the 45 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (March 2025) is more recent than 82% of care home ratings in Brent.
  • With 9 beds it is larger than 64% of care homes in Brent, where the typical home has 6.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 64% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Brent lists 2.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (22% of care homes in Brent are also rated below Good here); Well-led (13% of care homes in Brent are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Comparison set: every registered care home in Brent, CQC data for Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about Franklyn Lodge

What kind of care can Franklyn Lodge offer?
CQC lists Franklyn Lodge under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Where is Franklyn Lodge?
It is at 8 Forty Lane, Wembley, HA9 9EB.
Is Franklyn Lodge regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-121831935 and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2025.
Can Franklyn Lodge care for someone with dementia?
It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
When did CQC last rate Franklyn Lodge?
25 March 2025 is when the current rating was published, 1 year ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
How many beds does Franklyn Lodge have?
Franklyn Lodge is registered for up to 9 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
Which provider runs Franklyn Lodge?
On CQC's register the provider is Residential Care Services Limited.
What are Franklyn Lodge's fees?
Franklyn Lodge hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,615 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Is Franklyn Lodge rated well for safety?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.

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