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St Vincent's Nursing HomeHillingdon

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Rated:GoodNursing

St Vincent's Nursing Home

Wiltshire Lane, Eastcote, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2NB

02088724900

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

1 August 2024

Provider

St Vincent's Charitable Trust

Beds

62 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 60 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 3 are rated higher by CQC, 52 are the same and 5 are lower.

18 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

GoodOct 2015
Requires ImprovementDec 2017
GoodJul 2018
Requires ImprovementJan 2019
Requires ImprovementDec 2019
GoodJun 2021
GoodOct 2024

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2021. 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 St Vincent's Charitable Trust 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.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
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 St Vincent's Nursing Home

St Vincent's Nursing Home is a nursing care home in Hillingdon, providing nursing care for older people. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.

St Vincent's Nursing Home in provides nursing care for up to 62 older people, with 59 people living there at the time of the assessment. The assessment followed concerns raised about the safety of care, but the CQC found the provider had made improvements and learnt from past issues. Overall, the service remains rated good.

Inspectors found people felt safe, well cared for and supported by enough suitably trained staff. Residents took part in a range of activities and were able to make choices about their care. Staff were described as kind, respectful and knowledgeable about people's needs, and the home was found to be well-led, with leaders working closely with external partners to drive ongoing improvement.

Source: CQC assessment, 16 October 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilities

Facilities & Amenities

GardenParkingActivities Programme

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 62 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · HA5 2NB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 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 16 October 2024. Assessment date recorded: 1 August 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 16 October 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment 12 – 23 September 2024. We carried out an unannounced visit to the service on 17 September 2024. The assessment took place because we had received concerns about safety of care and treatment provided to people using the service. During the assessment, we found the provider had made improvements to the service and learnt from things that had gone wrong. We found people received good quality care, they were safe, and their needs were met. St Vincent's Nursing Home is a care home with nursing for up to 62 older people. At the time of our assessment, 59 people were living at the service. The service was well-led, and leaders worked with external partners to review and improve the service. The rating at the last inspection was good (published 23 February 2022). Following this assessment, the service has remained good. We did not assess all quality statements. We did not identify concerns relating to these areas which we judged as being met at our last inspection.

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

Read St Vincent's 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 St Vincent's 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 St Vincent's 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 St Vincent's 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