Care home · Sidcup

St Aubyns Nursing Home

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 20 February 2020 Rating 6 years old
Rated 6 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from February 2020. 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
35 Priestlands Park Road, Sidcup, DA15 7HJ
Run by
Karuna Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Nursing home
Beds
39 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
April 2015 (11 years)
Registered manager
Sheena John
Company check
Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08848631)
Last CQC check
23 Feb 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£1,680–£2,050 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate

Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-2027978636

An overview of St Aubyns Nursing Home

St Aubyns Nursing Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Sidcup, run by Karuna Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (February 2020). It is one of 30 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bexley; 22 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

History with CQC

St Aubyns Nursing Home has been registered with CQC since April 2015, about 11 years.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.

At 6 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

4 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 23 February 2022.

Ownership and company checks

St Aubyns Nursing Home is run by Karuna Care Limited (company 08848631), incorporated in 2014, 1 year 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 nursing care.

How it fits locally

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 St. Margarets Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.

18 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Longlands ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least 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 (6 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (6 min), a café (5 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • We found the following examples of good practice: The provider checked all visitors to the home for signs and symptoms of COVID 19.
  • Visitors were required to follow the government's guidance on hand washing, sanitising and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering the home.
  • We saw prominent signage displayed throughout the home reminding staff and visitors on the use of PPE and to socially distance.
  • We observed staff and visitors wearing appropriate PPE and socially distancing throughout our visit.

Inspected 11 February 2022; report published 23 February 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Who it can help

Registration details from CQC.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate St Aubyns Nursing Home at £1,680–£2,050 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £87k–£107k.

For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.

With savings below £23,250, Bexley Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood21 of 28 in Bexley
  • EffectiveGood24 of 28 in Bexley
  • CaringGood25 of 28 in Bexley
  • ResponsiveGood24 of 28 in Bexley
  • Well-ledGood21 of 28 in Bexley

Source: CQC, published 20 February 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bexley share it.

Earlier inspections

  1. Jul 2016 Requires improvement
  2. Aug 2017 Good
  3. Feb 2020 Good
  4. Feb 2022 Inspected but not rated
  5. Today Rating 6 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

CQC reports

Where it is

Ward
Longlands
Parliamentary constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
NHS planning area
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in DA15 (6)

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Around the building

  • Bus stop 260 m (3 min walk) · 21 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Sidcup, 740 m (9 min walk)
  • GP surgery Station Road Surgery, 490 m (6 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Roadnight Pharmacy, 560 m (7 min walk)
  • Shop Sidcup Food and Wine, 480 m (6 min walk)
  • Park Old Farm Park, 850 m (11 min walk)
  • Café Walnuts, 410 m (5 min walk)
  • Place of worship Sidcup Baptist Church, 200 m (2 min walk)
  • Library Sidcup Library, 770 m (10 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).

What the ratings tell you

St Aubyns Nursing 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 20 of the 27 other care homes in Bexley that CQC has rated.

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Where St Aubyns Nursing Home stands locally

  • Rated Good. Across Bexley, 79% of the 28 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (February 2020) is more recent than 25% of care home ratings in Bexley.
  • With 39 beds it is smaller than 53% of care homes in Bexley, where the typical home has 47.
  • Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 47% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bexley lists 3.

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

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What families ask about St Aubyns Nursing Home

How many beds does St Aubyns Nursing Home have?
St Aubyns Nursing Home has 39 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
Who is the registered provider for St Aubyns Nursing Home?
Karuna Care Limited is the registered provider for St Aubyns Nursing Home.
What are St Aubyns Nursing Home's fees?
We don't have published prices from St Aubyns Nursing Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,615 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
Is St Aubyns Nursing Home rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For St Aubyns Nursing Home: 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 kind of care can St Aubyns Nursing Home offer?
St Aubyns Nursing Home is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
Where is St Aubyns Nursing Home?
It is at 35 Priestlands Park Road, Sidcup, DA15 7HJ.
Is St Aubyns Nursing Home a registered provider?
Registered, yes: location 1-2027978636 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in February 2020.
Does St Aubyns Nursing 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.
When did CQC last rate St Aubyns Nursing Home?
Its current CQC rating dates from 20 February 2020, 6 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.

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