Florence Nursing Home

47 Park Avenue, Bromley, Kent, BR1 4EG

02084605695

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

18 November 2024

Provider

Lorven Housing Ltd

Beds

30 beds

About Florence Nursing Home

Florence Nursing Home is a nursing home in Bromley, providing care for older people, including those living with dementia. The findings below set out the details of the most recent CQC assessment.

Florence Nursing Home provides nursing and personal care for up to 30 older people, some of whom are living with dementia. At the time of the assessment, 25 people were living at the home.

Inspectors found the service was performing well overall and rated it Good. People and relatives spoke positively about their care, describing the home as safe, well-run and offering good quality support along with social activities they could take part in if they chose to.

Source: CQC assessment, 10 March 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

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.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 30 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BR1 4EG

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities.

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: Good.

Assessment published 10 March 2025. Assessment date recorded: 18 November 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 10 March 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

This assessment was carried out on 28 November 2024. Florence Nursing Home is a care home accommodating up to 30 older people, some of whom may be living with dementia. At the time of the inspection 25 people were using the service. Following this assessment, the service has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ for the quality statements we assessed.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Florence Nursing Home'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 Florence Nursing Home, consider asking...

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

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Florence Nursing Home, look out for...

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

Could the NHS fund Florence Nursing Home'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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees