Sophia Care Home
Care home, Harrow, 7 beds
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
Sophia Care Home: inspection record
Rated Good in August 2024.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Inspected and rated 4 times since 2015. Rated Good in 2015, 2017, 2018 and August 2024.
It has been rated Good at every inspection since 2015. The latest rating was published about 2 years ago.
How it compares locally
- One of 40 Good care homes in Harrow, out of 46 with a rating.
- Smaller than 7 in 10 care homes in Harrow.
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 23 August 2024 (assessment visit 29 May 2024). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment 13 to 28 June 2024. Sophia Care is a care home providing care to people with a learning disability and autistic people. The home can accommodate up to 7 people in one building. At the time of our inspection 7 people were living at the home. We did not assess all quality statements at this inspection. For those areas we did not assess, we used the ratings awarded at the last inspection to calculate the overall rating. We did not identify breaches of any Regulations during this assessment. We will continue to monitor information we receive about the service, which will help inform when we next assess them.
Following this assessment the service continues to be rated good. This was because people received care that was safe and met their needs. The provider had effective systems to ensure staff were safely recruited, people were protected from harm and abuse. People were supported by staff who understood best practice in relation to the wide range of strengths, impairments, or sensitivities people with a learning disability and/or autistic people may have. This helped to ensure people received compassionate and empowering care that was tailored to their needs. Staff placed people’s wishes, needs, and rights at the heart of everything they did.
Read the full summary
Right support, Right care and Right culture is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it. We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. 'Right support, right care, right culture' is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
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Safe
Good
People were kept safe from avoidable harm because staff knew them well and understood how to protect them from abuse. The service worked well with other agencies to do so. The service had enough staff, including for one-to-one support for people to take part in activities. People lived safely and free from unwarranted restrictions because the service assessed, monitored and managed safety well. People were involved in managing risks to themselves and in taking decisions about how to keep safe.
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Effective
Good
Staff ensured people had up-to-date care and support assessments, including medical, psychological, functional, communication, preferences, and skills. There was a clear process in place for obtaining people consent to care and support.
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Caring
Good
People and relatives praised the staff at the home for their caring attitude. Everyone we spoke with told us the staff were kind, supportive and enabled people to be as independent as possible. People and relatives told us staff gave people choices daily.
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Responsive
Good
Staff prompted equality and had a good understanding of people’s diverse needs. Care records showed that people’s background, including culture and religion were recorded and any needs arising were met.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Contact and registration details
| Address | 236 Malvern Avenue, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 9HE |
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| Phone | 020 8426 8110 |
| Website | www.sophiacarehome.com |
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| Inspection reports | 6 inspection reports, latest 5 May 2018 (opens the Care Quality Commission website) Latest assessment published 23 August 2024; CQC's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports. |
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
| Provider | Ms Sophia Mirza |
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| Ownership type | Individual |
Nearest alternatives
- G Brackenbridge House Care home, 0.3 miles awayGood
- – Whitby Dene Care home, 0.6 miles awayNot yet rated
- G Santa Care Care home, 0.8 miles awayGood
- G High Worple Care home, 0.9 miles awayGood
- G The Boyne Residential Care Home Care home, 1.5 miles awayGood
Getting help from London Borough of Harrow
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at London Borough of Harrow
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 020 8901 2680. Email ahadults@harrow.gov.uk
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: London Borough of Harrow
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Sophia Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Sophia Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Sophia Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 7 beds at Sophia Care Home.
- When was Sophia Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Sophia Care Home was published on 23 August 2024.
- Who runs Sophia Care Home?
- Sophia Care Home is run by Ms Sophia Mirza.
- What is Sophia Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 23 August 2024.