Care home · Romford

Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 27 February 2021 Rating 5 years old
Rated 5 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from February 2021. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
75 Gregory Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5RU
Run by
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Type of provider
Council-run
Service
Residential care home
Beds
44 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Pauline Jane Humphrey
Last CQC check
27 Feb 2021
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

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-142472420

Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home at a glance

Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Romford, run by London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (February 2021). It is one of 22 CQC-registered care homes in and around Barking and Dagenham; 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home 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.

Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Barking and Dagenham Council after a needs and financial assessment.

How it fits locally

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 Chadwell House Residential Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.

16 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Chadwell Heath 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 (10 min), a shop (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Each area CQC checks

  • SafeGood20 of 21 in Barking and Dagenham
  • EffectiveGood21 of 21 in Barking and Dagenham
  • CaringGood20 of 21 in Barking and Dagenham
  • ResponsiveGood19 of 21 in Barking and Dagenham
  • Well-ledGood19 of 21 in Barking and Dagenham

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 27 February 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Barking and Dagenham share it.

Ownership and company checks

Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home is the only service its provider, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

History with CQC

Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

The rating is 5 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.

There are 5 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 27 February 2021.

How its rating has changed

  1. Dec 2016 Good
  2. Jun 2019 Requires improvement
  3. Feb 2021 Good
  4. Today Rating 5 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

Inspection reports to read

Council food inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 7 February 2026 by Barking and Dagenham. 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 "Kallar Lodge"). Open Government Licence.

Where it is

Ward
Chadwell Heath
Parliamentary constituency
Ilford South
NHS integrated care board
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in RM6 (9)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Chadwell Heath, 1.6 km
  • GP surgery Grove Surgery, 770 m (10 min walk)
  • Pharmacy 1.1 km (13 min walk)
  • Shop Co-op Food, 520 m (6 min walk)
  • Park St. Chad's Park, 850 m (11 min walk)
  • Place of worship Eastern Avenue Baptist Church, 500 m (6 min walk)
  • Library Marks Gate Library, 590 m (7 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.

Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).

Who they support

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

The inspection, summarised

  • Systems were in place to help protect people from the risk of abuse.
  • Risk assessments were in place which included information about how to mitigate risks people faced.
  • Steps had been taken to ensure the premises were safe.
  • There were enough staff working at the service to support people in a safe way, and pre employment checks were carried out on staff to check their suitability.

Inspected 25 January 2021; report published 27 February 2021; supporting 25 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

What the ratings tell you

CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 18 of the 20 other care homes in Barking and Dagenham that CQC has rated.

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Where Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home stands locally

  • Rated Good. Across Barking and Dagenham, 95% of the 21 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (February 2021) is more recent than 14% of care home ratings in Barking and Dagenham.
  • With 44 beds it is larger than 73% of care homes in Barking and Dagenham, where the typical home has 10.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 86% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Barking and Dagenham lists 3.

All figures compare it with other care homes in Barking and Dagenham; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home: common questions

How big is Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home?
Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home is registered for up to 44 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
Who is the registered provider for Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home?
CQC lists London Borough of Barking & Dagenham as the provider responsible for Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home.
What are Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home's fees?
Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,615 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
How is Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
What type of care does Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home provide?
Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
What is Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home's address?
It is at 75 Gregory Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5RU.
Is Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home a registered provider?
It is. The CQC register records Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-142472420 and was rated Good overall in February 2021.
Does Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home support people with dementia?
Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
How recent is Kallar Lodge Residential Care Home's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 27 February 2021, 5 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.

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