Shaftesbury Brookside House

Ash Close, Edgware, London, HA8 8YD

02089592792

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

22 July 2019

Provider

Livability

Beds

24 beds

About Shaftesbury Brookside House

Shaftesbury Brookside House is a residential care home in Barnet, providing accommodation and personal care for adults with physical disabilities, sensory impairment and learning disabilities. It is operated by Livability, a national charitable care provider. The most recent CQC findings for the home are set out below.

Livability Brookside House provides accommodation and personal care for up to 24 people living with physical disabilities, sensory impairment and learning disabilities. The service is operated by Livability, a charitable organisation providing care services nationally. The home is housed in one adapted building where people live in their own apartments with private living and bathroom facilities, alongside a large communal living and dining area.

The service has been developed to enable people to live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes, guided by best practice principles that support independence and wellbeing.

Source: CQC inspection report, 30 August 2019

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing; Domiciliary care service
Registered capacity: 24 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · HA8 8YD

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; 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: Outstanding.

Rating report published 30 August 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 22 July 2019.

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

Read Shaftesbury Brookside House'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 Shaftesbury Brookside House, 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 Shaftesbury Brookside House, 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 Shaftesbury Brookside House'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