Care home · Lewisham
Leah Lodge Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Leah Lodge Care Home- Address
- Leah Lodge, Blessington Road, London, SE13 5EB
- Run by
- Blackheath Care Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 48 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2016 (9 years)
- Part of
- Cinnamon Care Collection
- Registered manager
- Susan Jean Hill
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10168718)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Apr 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-3062456390
About this home
Leah Lodge Care Home in Lewisham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Blackheath Care Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (April 2019). It is one of 49 CQC-registered care homes in and around Lewisham; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Leah Lodge Care Home over the years
Registered in December 2016, it has 9 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2018–2021), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
3 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 13 April 2021.
Likely fees
We estimate Leah Lodge 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Lewisham Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Around Lewisham
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 Rectory Court, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
19 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Blackheath ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (2 min), a park (6 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading Leah Lodge Care Home's CQC ratings
Leah Lodge Care Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 40 of the 45 other care homes in Lewisham that CQC has rated.
Needs it is registered to meet
Registration details from CQC.
Rating history
- Feb 2018
- Apr 2019
- Apr 2021
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 13 April 2021
- CQC inspection report 17 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 23 February 2018
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 3 February 2026 by Lewisham. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Leah Lodge Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham North
- Integrated care board
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SE13 (7)
Bigger map · Route planner · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 200 m (3 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Blackheath, 830 m (10 min walk)
- GP surgery Belmont Hill Surgery, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Baum Pharmacy, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Brandram Road Corner Shop, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Park Gilmore Estate open space, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Café Yummy Eats Cafe, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Margaret's Church, Lee, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Library Manor House Library, 560 m (7 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.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe41 of 46 in Lewisham
- Effective45 of 46 in Lewisham
- Caring46 of 46 in Lewisham
- Responsive46 of 46 in Lewisham
- Well-led41 of 46 in Lewisham
CQC key question ratings, published 17 April 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lewisham share it.
From the latest CQC inspection
- The service is in a large purpose-built building with large communal areas, bedrooms and bathrooms located across three floors.
- The provider followed best practice guidance to ensure visitors to the home did not introduce and spread COVID-19.
- Information and instructions for visitors were displayed and explained in person by the receptionist.
- Staff were adhering to personal protective and equipment (PPE) and social distancing guidance.
Inspected 26 February 2021; report published 13 April 2021; supporting 26 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The registered provider
Leah Lodge Care Home is run by Blackheath Care Limited (company 10168718), incorporated in 2016.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
It trades under the Cinnamon Care Collection brand, which covers 21 services run by 21 registered providers.
Family reviews
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Leah Lodge Care Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Lewisham, 96% of the 46 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2019) is more recent than 22% of care home ratings in Lewisham.
- With 48 beds it is larger than 90% of care homes in Lewisham, where the typical home has 9.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 29% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Lewisham lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Lewisham; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Leah Lodge Care Home questions answered
- When was Leah Lodge Care Home last inspected?
- 17 April 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can Leah Lodge Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is Leah Lodge Care Home registered with CQC?
- Leah Lodge Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-3062456390) and was rated Good overall in April 2019.
- What is Leah Lodge Care Home's address?
- It is at Leah Lodge, Blessington Road, London, SE13 5EB.
- What type of care does Leah Lodge Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Leah Lodge Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How did Leah Lodge Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Leah Lodge Care Home: 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 Leah Lodge Care Home charge?
- Leah Lodge Care Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,615 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Who is the registered provider for Leah Lodge Care Home?
- Leah Lodge Care Home is run by Blackheath Care Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many residents can Leah Lodge Care Home take?
- CQC registers Leah Lodge Care Home for 48 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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