Care home · Purley
The Params
Illustrative photo, not of The Params- Address
- 18 Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3ED
- Run by
- The Params Care Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 13 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2012 (14 years)
- Registered manager
- Indira Jayne Baster
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07718486)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Mar 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; 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 1-371627889
About The Params
The Params in Purley is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by The Params Care Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, learning disabilities, sight or hearing loss and eating disorders among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (May 2018). It is one of 129 CQC-registered care homes in and around Croydon; 108 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading The Params's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The Params: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 101 of the 120 other care homes in Croydon that CQC has rated.
What inspectors found
- The provider had developed new ways of recording observations about people's health which were shared with healthcare professionals in advance of appointments.
- This had reduced the need for external visitors to the home and had facilitated good virtual consultations with healthcare professionals.
- The provider was following best practice guidance to prevent visitors to the home spreading COVID-19 infection.
- The provider had individual visitor plans and they kept in touch with family members and people's friends through regular phone calls, emails, text messages and video conferencing.
Inspected 3 March 2021; report published 24 March 2021; supporting 13 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe104 of 121 in Croydon
- Effective117 of 121 in Croydon
- Caring117 of 121 in Croydon
- Responsive112 of 121 in Croydon
- Well-led102 of 121 in Croydon
Source: CQC, published 16 May 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Croydon share it.
The local picture
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 Purley Gardens Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (4 of the nearest 25).
21 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Purley & Woodcote ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South West London ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (4 min), a park (6 min), a café (4 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
The Params is run by The Params Care Limited (company 07718486), incorporated in 2011.
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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
What it may cost
We estimate The Params 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 Croydon Council after a needs and financial assessment.
How long it has been running
The Params has been registered with CQC since February 2012, about 14 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
8 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.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 24 March 2021.
How its rating has changed
- Feb 2016
- May 2018
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 24 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 16 May 2018
- CQC inspection report 26 February 2016
- Inspection report 19 November 2013
- Inspection report 29 March 2013
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 May 2026 by Croydon. 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 "The Params"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- Council
- London Borough of Croydon · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Croydon South
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CR8 (37)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Purley, 540 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Woodcote Medical, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Foxley Lane Pharmacy, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Londis, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Park 490 m (6 min walk)
- Café Costa, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Purley Baptist Church, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Library Purley Library, 170 m (2 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of The Params yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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Where The Params stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Croydon, 90% of the 121 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2018) is more recent than 7% of care home ratings in Croydon.
- With 13 beds it is smaller than 52% of care homes in Croydon, where the typical home has 14.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 49% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Croydon lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Croydon, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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The Params: common questions
- How many beds does The Params have?
- CQC registers The Params for 13 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who is the registered provider for The Params?
- On CQC's register the provider is The Params Care Limited.
- How much does The Params charge?
- The Params hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,456 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did The Params score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Params: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Where is The Params based?
- It is at 18 Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3ED.
- Is The Params registered with CQC?
- The Params is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-371627889) and was rated Good overall in May 2018.
- What services is The Params registered for?
- The Params is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is The Params registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- When did CQC last rate The Params?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 16 May 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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