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Rated:Requires ImprovementResidential

Amberley House - London

44-48 Amberley Road, London, N13 4BJ
02088860611
Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

4 June 2024

Provider

Waterfall House Ltd

Beds

30 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 84 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 70 are rated higher by CQC, 14 are the same and none are lower.

14 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

  1. GoodMar 2015
  2. GoodMar 2017
  3. InadequateOct 2019
  4. Requires ImprovementMay 2020
  5. InadequateApr 2023
  6. Requires ImprovementJan 2024
  7. Requires ImprovementMar 2025

Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2024. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Waterfall House Ltd runs in England.

Average care home fees in London: £1,189 a week for residential care and £1,513 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

  • This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
  • How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Amberley House - London

Amberley House is a residential care home in Enfield, London, offering accommodation and personal care for older people, including some living with dementia. Further details on the latest CQC findings are set out below.

Amberley House is a residential care home in London providing accommodation and personal care for up to 30 older people, some living with dementia. At the time of the assessment only a small number of people were living there. The CQC rated the home Requires Improvement overall, though inspectors found previous breaches around risk assessment, staff training and governance had now been addressed.

Inspectors found good practice in several areas, with people describing staff as kind, supportive and reliable, and saying they felt safe. However, the CQC noted the provider still needs to show it can embed and sustain these improvements consistently, which will be reviewed at future assessments.

Source: CQC assessment, 4 March 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairments

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

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Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service
Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity
30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked
Registered · N13 4BJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Eating disorders; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 4 March 2025. Assessment date recorded: 4 June 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 4 March 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Amberley House is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for up to 30 people aged 65 and over, some of whom may be living with dementia. At the time of the inspection there were 4 people living at the home. This assessment was carried out to check if the provider had improved the quality of care since the last inspection. This was the first assessment carried out under our single assessment framework and was unannounced. At our last inspection we found three breaches of regulation around ensuring people’s risks were robustly assessed, staff training and overall governance of the home, At this inspection we found the provider had addressed these and was no longer in breach of regulations. We assessed a total of eight quality statements from the safe, effective and well-led key questions. The scores for these areas have been combined with scores based on the key question ratings from the last inspection. The assessment of these eight quality statements indicated good practice since the last inspection, however, our overall rating remains requires improvement. Amberley House needs to demonstrate they are able to embed and maintain good practice and quality of care. This will be checked at future assessments.

Safe
Good
Effective
Requires Improvement
Caring
Good
Responsive
Requires Improvement
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

  • Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
  • Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
  • Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Amberley House - London's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Amberley House - London, consider asking...

  1. 1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
  2. 2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
  3. 3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
  4. 4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
  5. 5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Amberley House - London, look out for...

  1. 1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
  2. 2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
  3. 3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
  4. 4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
  5. 5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Amberley House - London's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Location

44-48 Amberley Road, London, N13 4BJ

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Amberley House - London

CQC overall rating

Requires Improvement

Assessment date: 4 June 2024

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