Waterfield Supported Homes Limited - 10 Dowanhill Road

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Little Haven, under 0.5 miles away.

16 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Hither Green 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 South East London ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (3 min), a park (1 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

The registered provider

Waterfield Supported Homes Limited - 10 Dowanhill Road is run by Waterfield Supported Homes Limited (company 05101683), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.

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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

Waterfield Supported Homes Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (67%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

All 3 are in Lewisham, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Waterfield Supported Homes Limited - 10 Dowanhill Road 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.

Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Lewisham Council for a free care needs assessment.

History with CQC

Waterfield Supported Homes Limited - 10 Dowanhill Road has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now 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.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 10 February 2022.

Reading Waterfield Supported Homes Limited - 10 Dowanhill Road's CQC ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Waterfield Supported Homes Limited - 10 Dowanhill Road: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 40 of the 45 other care homes in Lewisham that CQC has rated.