Franklyn Lodge
Care home, Brent, 9 beds
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
Franklyn Lodge: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in March 2025.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Inspected and rated 4 times since 2016. Rated Good in 2016 and 2019, then Requires improvement in 2020 and March 2025.
The latest rating was published 19 months ago.
How it compares locally
- One of 6 Requires improvement care homes in Brent, out of 44 with a rating.
- Larger than 6 in 10 care homes in Brent.
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 25 March 2025 (assessment visit 20 August 2024). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment 21/08/2024 to 19/09/2024 Franklin lodge is a care home providing care to people with learning disabilities and autism. At the time of our assessment there were 8 people living in the home. We assessed quality statements from the safe, responsive and well-led key questions. Our overall rating for the service is requires improvement. At this assessment We found 2 breaches of the legal regulations in relation to the environment and how risks of harm to people were not fully mitigated and governance. The environment in some areas of the home was unsafe. For example, in one bathroom there was broken glass in the cabinet, a chair that needed a repair making it unsafe to use and a rusty radiator. Some of the communal areas in the home needed updating and some areas needed a deep clean. Risks to people’s health, safety and wellbeing was not always mitigated as much as possible. Governance systems were not always effective and auditing systems failed to pick up concerns found at the assessment. However, there were enough staff on duty to meet people’s needs. Medicine was administered safely. Effective systems were in place to protect people from abuse. Staff had a good understanding of people’s needs including their cultural and spiritual needs. The provider worked well with healthcare professionals. 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 have assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people.
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Safe
No rating
We assessed 8 quality statements from this key question. We have combined scores for these areas based on our rating from our previous inspection which was requires improvement. Our rating for this key question remains requires improvement. We found risks of harm identified were not always mitigated as much as possible. The communal areas in the home needed updating. However, staff were recruited safely. Staff demonstrated good knowledge of emergencies and how to manage these. Medicines was administered safely.
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Responsive
Good
We assessed 4 quality statements from this key question. We have combined scores for these areas based on our rating from our previous inspection which was good. We found that information was not always in a format that was fully accessible to people using the service. Staff did not always involve people in making decisions about the service. However, care and support plans showed people’s individual needs had been considered and care was tailored to meet those needs as a result.
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Well-led
No rating
We assessed 7 quality statements from this key question. We have combined scores for these areas based on our rating from our previous inspection which was requires improvement. Our rating for this key question remains requires improvement. We found the provider did not have good governance systems in place. Audits of the service had not picked up on concerns we found during our assessment. It was unclear what the purpose of the service was. Staff were not knowledgeable about the direction of the organisation. The service improvement plan was not robust enough. It was difficult to establish what had been improved or achieved. However, the service worked well with other professionals. Staff told us they felt well supported and could speak up without fear of any adverse consequences.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 25 March 2025. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 25 March 2025. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Contact and registration details
| Address | 8 Forty Lane, Wembley, HA9 9EB |
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| Neighbourhood | Wembley Park, Brent |
| Phone | 020 8908 5711 |
| Website | www.franklynlodge.com |
| Registered manager | Olayinka Faniyan |
| Registered with the CQC since | |
| What it provides |
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| Who it supports |
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| Inspection reports | 8 inspection reports, latest 17 March 2021 (opens the Care Quality Commission website) Latest assessment published 25 March 2025; 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 | Residential Care Services Limited |
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| Ownership type | Organisation |
| Companies House number | 02824328 (opens Companies House) |
Residential Care Services Limited runs 6 services in London. 4 are rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Residential Care Services Limited
- G Franklyn Lodge Care home, BrentGood
- G Franklyn Lodge Care home, BrentGood
- G Franklyn Lodge The Bungalow Care home, BrentGood
- G Franklyn Lodge The Farm House Care home, BrentGood
- RI Franklyn Lodge 9 Grand Avenue Care home, BrentRequires improvement
Nearest alternatives
- G Ogilvy Court Care home with nursing, 0.1 miles awayGood
- G Spring Lake Care home, 0.2 miles awayGood
- G Riverview Lodge Care home, 0.4 miles awayGood
- G Barn Rise Care home, 0.5 miles awayGood
- G Kenbrook Care home with nursing, 0.7 miles awayGood
Getting help from London Borough of Brent
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 Brent
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 020 8937 4300, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Out-of-hours emergencies: 020 8863 5250
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: London Borough of Brent
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Franklyn Lodge provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Franklyn Lodge as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Franklyn Lodge have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 9 beds at Franklyn Lodge.
- When was Franklyn Lodge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Franklyn Lodge was published on 25 March 2025.
- Who runs Franklyn Lodge?
- Franklyn Lodge is run by Residential Care Services Limited. It runs 6 services in London.
- What is Franklyn Lodge's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 25 March 2025.