Rated Care Homes

Melba Lodge Limited

Care home, Greenwich, 4 beds

RI

Requires improvement

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

Melba Lodge Limited: inspection record

Care home, 4 beds, Greenwich

Rated Requires improvement in March 2020, down from Good.

Melba Lodge Limited: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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 and 2017, then Requires improvement in March 2020.

Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement. The latest rating was published about 7 years ago.

How it compares locally

  • One of 7 Requires improvement care homes in Greenwich, out of 41 with a rating.
  • Smaller than 9 in 10 care homes in Greenwich.

About the service

From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 10 March 2020. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Melba Lodge is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care, registered to support up to four people with mental health needs and/or learning disabilities or autism. There were four people using the service at the time of the inspection.

The service has been developed and designed in line with the principles and values that underpin Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. This ensures that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes. The principles reflect the need for people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live meaningful lives that include control, choice, and independence. People using the service receive planned and co-ordinated person-centred support that is appropriate and inclusive for them.

Questions to ask when you visit

  • Safe was rated Requires improvement on 10 March 2020. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
  • Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 10 March 2020. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
  • The last rating is 7 years old. Ask what has changed since then.

Contact and registration details

Details for Melba Lodge Limited
Address67 Brewery Road, London, SE18 1ND
NeighbourhoodPlumstead, Greenwich
Phone020 8854 2799
Registered managerMabel Obianim-Bimpong
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
  • Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
  • Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
  • Mental Health
  • People who misuse drugs and alcohol
  • Younger Adults
Inspection reports 3 inspection reports, latest 10 March 2020 (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 Melba Lodge Limited
ProviderMelba Lodge Limited
Ownership typeOrganisation
Companies House number08342525 (opens Companies House)

Melba Lodge Limited runs 2 services in London. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Other services run by Melba Lodge Limited

  1. G
    Melba Lodge Limited Care home, Greenwich
    Good

Nearest alternatives

  1. G
    Melba Lodge Limited Care home, 0.3 miles away
    Good
  2. G Good
  3. G
    Erindale Care home, 0.4 miles away
    Good
  4. G
    Ashgreen House Residential and Nursing Home Care home with nursing, 0.5 miles away
    Good
  5. G
    Bloomfield Rd Care home, 0.6 miles away
    Good

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Getting help from Royal Borough of Greenwich

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 Melba Lodge Limited provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists Melba Lodge Limited as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does Melba Lodge Limited have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 4 beds at Melba Lodge Limited.
When was Melba Lodge Limited last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Melba Lodge Limited was published on 10 March 2020.
Who runs Melba Lodge Limited?
Melba Lodge Limited is run by Melba Lodge Limited. It runs 2 services in London.
What is Melba Lodge Limited's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 10 March 2020.