Rated Care Homes

Gaywood Street

Care home, Southwark, 5 beds

G

Good

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

Gaywood Street: inspection record

Care home, 5 beds, Southwark

Rated Good in January 2024.

Gaywood Street: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
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Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Inspected and rated 3 times since 2015. Rated Good in 2015, 2017 and January 2024.

It has been rated Good at every inspection since 2015. The latest rating was published about 3 years ago.

How it compares locally

  • One of 10 Good care homes in Southwark, out of 13 with a rating.
  • Smaller than 9 in 10 care homes in Southwark.

What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 27 January 2024. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Gaywood Street is a residential care home providing regulated activities (e.g., personal and nursing care) to up to 5 people in 1 adapted building. The service provides support to younger adults and adults with learning disabilities and adults with autistic spectrum disorder. At the time of our inspection there were 5 people using the service.

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.

Read the full summary

People's experience of using the service and what we found Right Support: The service supported people to have maximum possible choice, control and independence over their lives. People were supported in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests. Staff supported people to pursue their interests in the community.

Right Care: Care workers understood peoples cultural needs and support preferences. They understood people's cultural needs and appropriate care was provided. People received kind and compassionate care. Care workers understood how to respond to people's individual needs.

Right Culture: People were supported by care workers who understood best practice in relation to the sensitivities and strengths of people with learning disabilities. People received good quality care, support and treatment from care workers and specialists trained to meet their needs.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

We found recommendations following a recent fire risk assessment in April 2023 had not been implemented. We found no evidence this put people at a risk of harm. This was discussed with the registered manager who took action to rectify the concerns.

The provider had measures in place to so recruitment was safe. However, we found the provider did not keep copies of care workers Disclosure and Barring Checks on site.

We found 2 files with incomplete right to work in the United Kingdom checks. This was discussed at the inspection and the information was gathered and files were updated.

The décor of the home required minor repair and updating but was clean and tidy throughout. The home was adapted to meet people's needs. People were treated with, respect and compassion. Relatives told us they were happy with the care their family members received.

We saw care workers and staff interact in an attentive and caring manner with people. People's privacy and dignity were respected. People were cared for by care workers who had received appropriate training to support their needs.

People had care plans in place to ensure care workers knew how to provide personalised support. The registered manager was responsive to any concerns relatives may have and communicated well with them. People were supported to maintain relationships to prevent social isolation.

The registered manager promoted a positive culture that was open, and person centred. The service was engaging, and the views of people using the service and their relatives were sought.

For more details, please see the full report which is on the CQC website at www.cqc.org.uk

Questions to ask when you visit

  • Safe was rated Requires improvement on 27 January 2024. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
  • 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

Details for Gaywood Street
Address24 Gaywood Street, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6HG
Phone020 7261 9210
Websitewww.plus-services.org
Registered managerShana Lamont
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
  • Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
  • Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
Inspection reports 6 inspection reports, latest 27 January 2024 (opens the Care Quality Commission website) The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.

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 details for Gaywood Street
ProviderPLUS (Providence Linc United Services)
Ownership typeOrganisation
Companies House number02782712 (opens Companies House)
Charity number1031595

PLUS (Providence Linc United Services) runs 6 services in London. 5 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Other services run by PLUS (Providence Linc United Services)

  1. G
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    Good
  2. G
    Holmbury Dene (Respite) Care home, Lewisham
    Good
  3. G
    Montbelle Road Care home, Greenwich
    Good
  4. G
    Springbank Road Care home, Lewisham
    Good
  5. RI
    Domiciliary Services Home care, Lewisham
    Requires improvement

Nearest alternatives

  1. G
    Orient St Adult Respite Unit Care home, 0.2 miles away
    Good
  2. RI
    Tower Bridge Care Centre Care home with nursing, 0.8 miles away
    Requires improvement
  3. RI
    Little Sisters of the Poor - St Peters Residence Care home with nursing, 1.2 miles away
    Requires improvement
  4. G
    Norton House Care home, 1.2 miles away
    Good
  5. G
    Dunton Road Care home, 1.2 miles away
    Good

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Getting help from London Borough of Southwark

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Gaywood Street provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists Gaywood Street as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does Gaywood Street have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 5 beds at Gaywood Street.
When was Gaywood Street last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Gaywood Street was published on 27 January 2024.
Who runs Gaywood Street?
Gaywood Street is run by PLUS (Providence Linc United Services). It runs 6 services in London.
What is Gaywood Street's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 27 January 2024.