Frithwood Nursing Home

21 Frithwood Avenue, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 3LY

01923820955

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

8 May 2025

Provider

M D Homes

Beds

26 beds

About Frithwood Nursing Home

Frithwood Nursing Home is a nursing care home in Hillingdon, providing care for older people. Details of its most recent CQC assessment are set out below.

Frithwood Nursing Home provides nursing care for up to 26 older people, with 24 living there at the time of the assessment. The home had previously been rated requires improvement, with breaches relating to safe care, premises, person-centred care and governance. The CQC found that these issues had all been resolved, and the service is now rated good.

Inspectors found risks were well managed, medicines handled safely, and staff were well trained, supported and sufficient in number. The building was clean and well maintained. People and relatives spoke positively about kind, attentive staff, good food and a range of activities, and felt confident raising any concerns.

Source: CQC assessment, 12 May 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

Garden

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: 26 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · HA6 3LY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; 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 12 May 2025. Assessment date recorded: 8 May 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 12 May 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Frithwood Nursing Home is a is a ‘care home’ with nursing for up to 26 older people. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this assessment. At the time of our assessment 24 people were living at the service.
The assessment included an unannounced visit to the service which took place on 29 April 2025.
The last rating for this service was requires improvement (published 21 December 2023) when we identified breaches of legal regulations relating to person-centred care, safe care and treatment, premises and equipment and good governance. We asked the provider for an action plan telling us how and when they would make the required improvements. This assessment was scheduled to follow up on this action plan.
We found the provider had made improvements in all areas and the service is now rated good. They were no longer in breach of any legal regulations.
The provider assessed people’s needs and the risks relating to their care and wellbeing. They created plans to help keep people safe and make sure their needs and choices were met. The provider had systems for the safe management of medicines. The staff worked with other professionals to meet people’s healthcare needs.
The provider had systems to make sure staff were suitable, well trained and supported in their roles. There were enough staff deployed to provide care. The staff had the right skills and knew how to support people. Staff were happy and enjoyed working at the service.
The building was well maintained and clean. People had the equipment they needed to stay safe.
The provider had effective systems for monitoring and improving the quality of the service, learning when things went wrong and managing complaints. People and their relatives knew who to contact if they had concerns. They felt well informed about the service and were able to make choices about how they were cared for.

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

Read Frithwood 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 Frithwood 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 Frithwood 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 Frithwood 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