Home care agency · Greenwich

Morden College

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 20 January 2023 Rating 3 years old

Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate

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Address
19 St Germans, Blackheath, London, SE3 0PW
Run by
Morden College (2 services)
Type of provider
Charity (registered charity 215551)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
March 2015 (11 years)
Registered manager
Michele Kerine Kissoon
Last CQC check
20 Jan 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1987060546

An overview of Morden College

Morden College in Greenwich is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. It is registered to support older people.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (January 2023). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 107 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Greenwich; 33 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The registered provider

Morden College runs 2 CQC-registered services; 0 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (0%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.

All 2 are in Greenwich, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

History with CQC

Morden College has been registered with CQC since March 2015, about 11 years.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.

No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

CQC lists 3 reports for this location, the latest dated 20 January 2023.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeRequires improvement18 of 54 in Greenwich
  • EffectiveGood39 of 54 in Greenwich
  • CaringGood48 of 53 in Greenwich
  • ResponsiveGood43 of 54 in Greenwich
  • Well-ledRequires improvement21 of 54 in Greenwich

Source: CQC, published 20 January 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Greenwich share it.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Aug 2016 Good
  2. Apr 2019 Good
  3. Jan 2023 Requires improvement
  4. Today Rating 3 years old

CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

The neighbourhood

Ward
Blackheath Westcombe
Parliamentary constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich
NHS planning area
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England

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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Aurea Care Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

3 of the 12 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Blackheath Westcombe ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South East London ICB.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Morden College at £34–£41.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £390 a week.

For live-in care, expect around £1,620–£1,980 a week in this region.

Greenwich Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

Reading Morden College's CQC ratings

Area by area, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Greenwich, 18 of 54 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (33%), while 21 of 54 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (39%).

The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

Who the service is registered for

As listed with the regulator.

The inspection, summarised

  • Some medicines were not always safely managed as staff did not always follow best practice guidance.
  • The system to oversee and monitor the quality of the service was not always effective at identifying issues.
  • There had been several changes of manager at the service since the last inspection.
  • An improvement plan had been put in place which the new manager and clinical lead were working on.

Inspected 12 December 2022; report published 20 January 2023. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

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Compared with other agencies locally

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Greenwich, 65% of the 51 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (January 2023) is more recent than 56% of agency ratings in Greenwich.
  • Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 90% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Greenwich lists 6.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (35% of home care agencies in Greenwich are also rated below Good here); Well-led (41% of home care agencies in Greenwich are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Greenwich. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about Morden College

Is Morden College registered for dementia care?
Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
Is Morden College rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Morden College: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
How recent is Morden College's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 20 January 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
Is Morden College registered with CQC?
Registered, yes: location 1-1987060546 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Requires improvement overall in January 2023.
What are Morden College's fees?
We don't have published prices from Morden College yet. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
What kind of care can Morden College offer?
CQC lists Morden College under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Where is Morden College?
Its office is at 19 St Germans, Blackheath, London, SE3 0PW. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.

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