Care home · Southwark
Gaywood Street
Illustrative photo, not of Gaywood Street- Address
- 24 Gaywood Street, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6HG
- Run by
- PLUS (Providence Linc United Services) (6 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1031595)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (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
- Shana Aleesah Lamont
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02782712)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Jan 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,450–£1,780 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Southwark: Care homes in Southwark (13) · Best rated care homes in Southwark · Care homes for learning disability care in Southwark
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-145904088
Introducing Gaywood Street
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Gaywood Street is based in Southwark, run by PLUS (Providence Linc United Services). Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2024). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 13 CQC-registered care homes in and around Southwark; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe4 of 13 in Southwark
- Effective13 of 13 in Southwark
- Caring12 of 13 in Southwark
- Responsive12 of 13 in Southwark
- Well-led10 of 13 in Southwark
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 27 January 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Southwark share it.
Ratings over time
- Jul 2015
- Jul 2017
- Jan 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 27 January 2024
- CQC inspection report 20 July 2017
- CQC inspection report 24 July 2015
- Inspection report 20 September 2013
- Inspection report 14 February 2013
- Inspection report 7 December 2012
Map and area details
- Ward
- St George's
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
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Close by
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 42 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Elephant & Castle, 380 m (5 min walk)
- GP surgery Princess Street Group Practice, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy St George's Pharmacy, 120 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Superway, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Park Elliott's Row Pocket Park, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Café Black Cowboy Coffee, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship The Salvation Army Community Church, 60 m (1 min walk)
- Library Southwark Heritage Centre and Walworth Library, 640 m (8 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What the ratings tell you
For Gaywood Street, Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Southwark, 4 of 13 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (31%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Around Southwark
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Orient St Adult Respite Unit, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (3 of the nearest 25).
9 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St George's 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 South East London ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (1 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (2 min), a park (1 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Likely fees
We estimate Gaywood Street 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.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Southwark Council for a free care needs assessment.
Gaywood Street over the years
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2024), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 27 January 2024.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The service provides support to younger adults and adults with learning disabilities and adults with autistic spectrum disorder.
- People's experience of using the service and what we found Right Support: The service supported people to have maximum possible choice, control and independence over their lives.
- People were supported in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests.
- Staff supported people to pursue their interests in the community.
Inspected 12 December 2023; report published 27 January 2024; supporting 5 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Gaywood Street is run by Plus (providence Linc United Services) (company 02782712), incorporated in 1993, 18 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 7 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
PLUS (Providence Linc United Services) runs 6 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 5 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (83%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Gaywood Street 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.
Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Southwark, 77% of the 13 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2024) is more recent than 62% of care home ratings in Southwark.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 77% of care homes in Southwark, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 77% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Southwark lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (31% of care homes in Southwark are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Southwark as at Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Gaywood Street
- Can Gaywood Street care for someone with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- How recent is Gaywood Street's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 27 January 2024, 2 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What type of care does Gaywood Street provide?
- Registration for Gaywood Street covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- What is Gaywood Street's address?
- It is at 24 Gaywood Street, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6HG.
- Is Gaywood Street a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-145904088 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in January 2024.
- What are Gaywood Street's fees?
- Gaywood Street's prices aren't on our site yet. 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.
- How is Gaywood Street rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How big is Gaywood Street?
- Gaywood Street can take up to 5 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who runs Gaywood Street?
- PLUS (Providence Linc United Services) is the registered provider for Gaywood Street.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.