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Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens

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What to check before deciding

CQC rating: Good · Rating published Feb 2019

Public evidence

Review evidence is limited

Aggregated public feedback

Public feedback averages 4.9/5 across 5 reviews

Positive findings: Good CQC rating and Positive themes outweigh watchouts.

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CQC: Good
Care type: Residential Care Home
Capacity: 6 beds

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What the evidence shows

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Decision summary

A plain-English view of what supports this option, what needs checking and what cannot be confirmed from public records.

Provider-record questions

Dated provider records, limitations and questions shown alongside staffing, inspection and review evidence.

Visit plan

Personalised visit questions with explanations based on this home’s evidence.

Based on official and public evidence across 9 sections. Live fees, vacancies and anything only observable on a visit still need direct confirmation.

Evidence in favour

Good CQC rating
Positive themes outweigh watchouts

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Provider records reviewed

Good CQC rating
Positive themes outweigh watchouts
Provider records reviewed

Evidence to question

Review evidence is limited
Public feedback averages 4.9/5 across 5 reviews

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Pricing not published

Review evidence is limited
Public feedback averages 4.9/5 across 5 reviews
Pricing not published

Questions to verify directly

Whether the latest public records still match day-to-day care
How the home feels in the evening and at weekends

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How consistent staffing feels in person from shift to shift

Whether the latest public records still match day-to-day care
How the home feels in the evening and at weekends
How consistent staffing feels in person from shift to shift

Key facts in one place

Built from public and published information. Live fees, funding acceptance and vacancies can change, so confirm those directly with the home.

CQC now

Rated Good · CQC report published Feb 2019

Official CQC record

Fees now

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Funding accepted

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Visits & travel

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Public location data

Availability

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Provider records

Records reviewed

Linked company record · 08699759

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Questions to clarify before a visit

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More facility details

Registered provider: Normanshire Care Services Ltd
Provider group: -
Local authority: Redbridge

Provider network: 2 homes; 100% rated Good or better (2 Good).

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Safety & Quality

What do the latest CQC results for Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens show?

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Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens CQC Rating & Inspection History

Source: Official CQC record · CQC report published · Feb 2019

Inspection ratings, dated reports, and how this home compares with its previous assessments.

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Inspection Ratings by Category

Safe— Are people protected from harm?

Good

Effective— Does care achieve good outcomes?

Good

Caring— Are staff kind and respectful?

Good

Responsive— Does care meet individual needs?

Good

Well-Led— Is the home well managed?

Good

CQC record date

CQC report published · Feb 2019

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Registered Manager

Kennedy Mensah; Qasim Mahmood

How much confidence should you place in this inspection picture?

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What public records show about this provider

RightCareHome analysisProvider records

Source: Public provider records

We matched this home to NORMANSHIRE CARE SERVICES LTD · Company no. 08699759. Latest account source date: Sept 2024.

Provider public-record check

Records reviewed

Useful before a visit

No material provider-record points to clarify were found in the public records reviewed.

Method: Provider Public-Record Check v2.2

Linked provider

NORMANSHIRE CARE SERVICES LTD

Company record

08699759

Match

Confirmed

What we know

Turnover, profit and EBITDA were not available in the accounts format reviewed.

What public records do not tell us

We have not drawn conclusions about profitability from substitute balance-sheet fields.

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Information limited

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Profitability not available

Turnover, profit and EBITDA were not available in the accounts format reviewed.

We have not drawn conclusions about profitability from substitute balance-sheet fields.

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Information gap · Companies House accounts · provider-level record · source date Sept 2024

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Those fields would be needed before drawing conclusions about profitability.

For context

Background context

Company shown as active

The linked company is recorded as active.

This is a company-register fact, not a guarantee of future performance or continuity.

Official record · Companies House · provider-level record · source date date not recorded

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Company shown as active
Latest accounts dated 2024-09-30

We use public records to highlight useful questions. This is not a credit rating, solvency assessment, care-quality rating or prediction about this home.

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Care & Medical

Can this home safely meet your care needs?

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Care Capabilities

Service Types

What type of care is provided

Residential Home

Specialisms

Specialist experience with

Learning Disability

Care Fit at a Glance

RightCareHome analysisCare fit

How well this home matches common care needs — based on registration data and services offered.

Likely a good fit if you need

No clear fit indicators are published yet. Ask for a detailed care capability list.

Important questions before deciding

1Which funding routes do families most often use here?
2How do you tailor care plans in the first 2 weeks after move-in?
3How often are families updated, and who is the main contact?

Staffing

RightCareHome analysisStaffing evidence

What public sources tell us about staffing levels and employee experience.

Registered Manager

Kennedy Mensah; Qasim Mahmood

Costs & Funding

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens: Weekly Fees & Funding Options

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Costs & Funding

Source: Published fees and funding details

Care fees, funding options and local pricing context.

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Costs & Funding

Source: Published fees and funding details

Care fees, funding options and local pricing context.

Discuss fees with the home

Ask for a written quote covering the care required, what is included and any extras. Use the funding guidance to prepare for your conversation with the home.

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Family Reviews

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens Care Home Reviews — What Families Say

Focus on repeated patterns that indicate strengths and the questions worth asking on your visit.

RightCareHome public feedback assessment for Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens

We analyse publicly available family feedback to identify recurring strengths, potential concerns, and questions worth checking during a visit.

Early signals can help shape your visit questions, but should be confirmed directly with the home.

4.9

RightCareHome public feedback assessment

Limited feedback coverage

Combined public feedback rating

What Families Say About Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens

Public feedback is still limited for this home. We show early patterns below to support your visit planning.

Staff Feedback

Positive

Staff mentioned in 4reviews — Families consistently praise the caring and attentive staff

Families value most

Most frequent family priorities:

Staff (High impact · 4 mentions)
Care Quality (High impact · 4 mentions)
Activities (Medium impact · 2 mentions)

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Activities (Medium impact · 2 mentions)

Questions to ask on your visit

How are families updated when care needs change?
How do you support residents during evenings and weekends?

Watchouts to confirm

These patterns do not prove a problem on their own. They show where to probe in person before you rely on this review picture:

Public feedback volume is limited, so not all potential risks may be visible yet.
Confirm staffing consistency during evenings, nights, and weekends.
Ask how incidents and care changes are communicated to families.

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Explore the detailed review evidenceAspect ratings, trends, repeated phrases, family quotes and staff context.

Who this home may suit

Families seeking stable day-to-day support and clear communication routines.
Residents who benefit from a structured care environment.

Most-mentioned positives

Common positive phrases seen across family feedback:

staff · 4 mentions

quality of care · 4 mentions

activities and social life · 2 mentions

Repeated phrases worth checking in person

Use these recurring phrases as prompts while you are on the floor and speaking with staff or families:

No recurring risk phrases detected yet. Use the checks above to validate practical risk areas.

Staff perspective

Family reviews tell you how care feels from the outside. But the people delivering that care have their own story — about workload, management, and whether they feel supported to do their job well.

The Care Home Check report checks employee feedback from recruitment platforms to check whether staff satisfaction aligns with what families experience.

Analysis based on family reviews gathered from across the web to support your visit planning.

How RightCareHome analyses public feedback

We keep the numerical rating and the semantic assessment separate, then apply the following checks:

Duplicate handling. We remove matching review records when reviewer attribution, rating and review text indicate the same feedback. Similar but non-matching comments are kept.
Rating normalisation. Scores recorded on different scales are converted to a common five-point scale. Where more than one numerical score is available, each is weighted by the amount of feedback behind it.
Recurring patterns. Review text is analysed for repeated strengths, concerns, contradictions and practical questions. Isolated comments are treated more cautiously than recurring themes.
Confidence thresholds. Coverage depends on unique usable feedback, evidence breadth and consistency. When the threshold is not met, we mark the result Limited feedback coverage rather than infer a stronger conclusion.
Rating and semantic assessment. The combined rating summarises numerical scores. The semantic assessment explains what families repeatedly describe. Strong recurring concerns can therefore change the assessment even when the rating is high.
Evidence scope. Public feedback is one evidence layer, not a live measure of staffing, safety or daily care. RightCareHome therefore reads it alongside current inspection evidence and the questions to test on a visit.

Family Reviews

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Go deeper on the signals that matter

This page gives you the evidence summary. Care Home Check adds deeper interpretation: how much weight to place on each signal, whether the pattern should change your shortlist decision, and what to ask before you rely on it.

Questions this page cannot settle on its own

How the home feels in the evening and at weekends
How quickly call bells are answered in practice
Whether staffing continuity feels stable on the floor

The free profile has already surfaced 1 potential issue. The check tests how those signals fit together and what they mean for your shortlist.

What you receive

What do provider records show?
See record facts, limitations and questions without a single pass/fail label.
What do review patterns actually suggest?
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What should you ask on your visit?
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How much confidence the signals deserve, what they may mean together, and what to ask next

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About this care homeProvider description, registration background and accreditations.

Background context

Home profile

Provider and registration context for Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens, useful once you have already reviewed the main decision sections above.

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens is a residential care home in Ilford, London, operated by Normanshire Care Services Ltd since 2017. The home has 6 beds and is rated Good by the national care regulator.

Location & Practical

Will regular visits and day-to-day logistics be practical?

Travel time, nearby GP services, and neighbourhood safety — so the whole family can visit comfortably.

Practical Information

Visitor Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Contact & Directions

+44 20 8279 8327 Visit website Get directions

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Location & Neighbourhood

RightCareHome analysisNeighbourhood

33 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, IG5 0EB

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Nearby Amenities

Bus Stops (500m)

10 stops

Neighbourhood

Overall Neighbourhood Score

64/100

Nearest green space

208m away

Transport access

7/10

Local amenities

7/10

Daily Life

Will daily life feel comfortable and meaningful?

Review activities, food quality, and facilities that most affect your relative's everyday wellbeing.

Explore daily life at this homeActivities, food and facilities available at this home.

Dining & Nutrition

Food standards and dining arrangements based on hygiene records and published information.

Evidence scope for this section

The current public evidence does not support a reliable dining and nutrition profile for this home. Confirm the arrangements that matter directly and use the published food hygiene evidence where available.

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Facilities & Features

Evidence scope for this section

A reliable facilities inventory is not present in the current public evidence. Confirm the facilities that matter directly with the home; Care Home Check adds the wider quality and risk context.

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Next Steps

Is Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens a good care home, and what should you do before deciding?

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Questions to Ask When Visiting Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens

Use this care home visit checklist at Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens to turn the public signals on this page into practical in-person checks before you decide.

What to test on your visit to Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens

1How do you tailor care in the first two weeks after move-in?
2How are families updated when needs change?
3What would make this home a better fit than another local option?

Short care home visit checklist

Start with these core checks even if you already plan to ask the personalised questions above.

Is the latest inspection report visible in reception?
Confirms transparency on current quality.
What are staffing levels on day and night shifts?
Shows whether support is consistent around the clock.
How are families updated when needs change?
Communication is usually a top concern for relatives.
Can we see an example care plan review timeline?
Helps confirm how quickly the team adapts care.
May we speak with a current resident family member?
Gives an independent perspective before deciding.

Personalised follow-up questions for Normanshire Care - Longwood GardensIncluded in the Care Home Check, with the reason each one matters here

Common Questions About Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens

What does the CQC rating for Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens show?

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), England's independent regulator of health and social care. The CQC report was published on 1 February 2019. Source: CQC inspection report.

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Is Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens a good care home?

Whether Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens looks like a good care home depends on its latest CQC results, review patterns, and any provider-record or enforcement questions. It is currently rated Good by the CQC. The CQC report was published on 1 February 2019. RightCareHome's public feedback assessment is limited feedback coverage, with a combined rating of 4.9 out of 5. No current enforcement actions are recorded. Provider public-record check: Records reviewed. The safest next step is to compare these signals with your visit questions and care needs.

Are Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens's care home fees published?

Ask Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens for a written weekly quote covering the care required, what is included and any extras. Compare the quote with local care home fees in Ilford.

Is Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens a nursing home or a residential care home?

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens is registered as a residential care home. This means the home provides residential care without on-site nursing as its main service type. Source: CQC registration data.

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How many beds does Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens have?

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens has 6 registered beds. The home provides residential care without nursing. Source: CQC registration data.

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What do care home reviews say about Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens?

RightCareHome's public feedback assessment for Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens is limited feedback coverage. The combined public feedback rating is 4.9 out of 5. Families particularly value: Staff; Care Quality.

Are Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens's reviews enough to make a decision?

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens's public feedback assessment is useful, but it should not be the only reason to choose the home. Treat it as one evidence layer, then compare it with the CQC rating, safety and well-led domains, weekly fees, funding fit, and provider-record questions. Reviews are strongest when they confirm the same strengths or concerns that appear in inspection evidence and your visit questions.

Is Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens safe?

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens is rated "Good" for Safety by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). No enforcement actions are currently recorded. Source: CQC inspection report.

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Who owns Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens?

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens is operated by NORMANSHIRE CARE SERVICES LTD (Companies House number: 08699759). Ownership type: independent.

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Has Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens had enforcement actions?

There are no current enforcement actions recorded against Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens by the CQC. Source: CQC registration data.

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What do public company records show about Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens's provider?

Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens's provider public-record check is: Records reviewed. No material provider-record points to clarify were found in the public records reviewed. The company accounts record is dated 30 September 2024. This is not a credit rating, solvency assessment or prediction about the home.

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What continuity questions should families ask Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens?

Ask Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens how care is kept consistent when staffing or residents' needs change, how families are informed about management changes, and what the contract says about notice periods and deposits. Discuss these points with the manager during your visit and ask for key commitments in writing.

What should I compare before choosing Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens?

Before choosing Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens, compare latest CQC overall, Safe, and Well-Led ratings, family review volume and repeated themes, published weekly fees and what is included, funding routes accepted by the home, and the operator’s public company records. Compare these points with other care homes in Ilford to find the best fit for your relative’s care needs, budget and visiting arrangements.

Is Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens's CQC rating improving or declining?

Recent inspection history suggests Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens's CQC position is improving. The CQC report was published on 1 February 2019.

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What questions should I ask when visiting Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens?

When visiting Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens, start by asking the team to ask to see the latest inspection report and what has changed since it, ask how staffing levels work on day and night shifts, and ask how families are updated when needs change. These questions help you test whether the public picture on this page still matches day-to-day reality inside the home.

What does our visit checklist include for Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens?

Our visit checklist for Normanshire Care - Longwood Gardens starts with the basics families often miss: the latest inspection report, staffing levels across day and night shifts, how the team updates relatives when needs change, and how care plans are reviewed in practice. On RightCareHome, the page-level checklist is then extended with personalised follow-up questions based on the home’s inspection, review, provider-record and practical signals.

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