Care home · Ilford
Shining Star
Illustrative photo, not of Shining Star- Address
- 562 Green Lanes, Goodmayes, Ilford, IG3 9LW
- Run by
- Royal Mencap Society (61 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- October 2012 (14 years)
- Part of
- Royal Mencap Society
- Registered manager
- Patrick Joseph Barry
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1955 (71 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 00550457)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,450–£1,780 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-119188008
Introducing Shining Star
Shining Star in Ilford is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Royal Mencap Society. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2022). It is one of 77 CQC-registered care homes in and around Redbridge; 61 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
Shining Star is run by Royal Mencap Society (company 00550457), incorporated in 1955, 57 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 11 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Royal Mencap Society runs 61 CQC-registered services across 39 council areas; 58 of the 61 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (95%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Royal Mencap Society brand, which covers 61 services run by 1 registered provider.
Likely fees
We estimate Shining Star 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 how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Redbridge Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Around Ilford
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Broomhill Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
12 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Goodmayes ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 pharmacy (2 min), a shop (1 min), a park (8 min), a café (8 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
From the latest CQC inspection
- 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.
- The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of Right support, right care, right culture.
- Their model of care was person centred, placing people at the heart of the care.
- People's choices were what motivated staff in their roles and the provider wanted people to live empowered lives.
Inspected 17 December 2021; report published 26 February 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Shining Star over the years
CQC registration dates from October 2012, so the service has been operating for around 14 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 4 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 26 February 2022.
Reading Shining Star's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Shining Star: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 59 of the 70 other care homes in Redbridge that CQC has rated.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe58 of 71 in Redbridge
- Effective65 of 71 in Redbridge
- Caring70 of 71 in Redbridge
- Responsive65 of 71 in Redbridge
- Well-led60 of 71 in Redbridge
From CQC's latest report, published 26 February 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Redbridge share it.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Earlier inspections
- May 2015
- Apr 2017
- Dec 2019
- Mar 2021
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 26 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 27 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 17 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 27 April 2017
- CQC inspection report 18 May 2015
- Inspection report 21 November 2013
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Goodmayes
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ilford South
- NHS planning area
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in IG3 (21)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Goodmayes, 410 m (5 min walk)
- GP surgery Oak Tree Medical Centre, 870 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Eden Pharmacy Ltd, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Shop NK News, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Park Goodmayes Park, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Café Elixir, 650 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Library Goodmayes Library, 370 m (5 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Redbridge, 86% of the 71 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2022) is more recent than 37% of care home ratings in Redbridge.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 87% of care homes in Redbridge, where the typical home has 8.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 62% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Redbridge lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Redbridge, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other care homes near Redbridge with recent ratings
- Sahara HouseJan 2026
- Springfield Care CentreFeb 2025
- Abbey Care ComplexFeb 2025
Questions about Shining Star
- What type of care does Shining Star provide?
- Registration for Shining Star covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Shining Star regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-119188008 and was rated Good overall in February 2022.
- What is Shining Star's address?
- It is at 562 Green Lanes, Goodmayes, Ilford, IG3 9LW.
- When did CQC last rate Shining Star?
- The rating now shown was published on 26 February 2022, 4 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Shining Star registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- Who is the registered provider for Shining Star?
- CQC lists Royal Mencap Society as the provider responsible for Shining Star.
- How many beds does Shining Star have?
- CQC capacity for Shining Star: 4 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How did Shining Star score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from Shining Star cost?
- No fee list from Shining Star has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,456 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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