Swarthmore Housing Society Limited

31 Marsham Lane, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8HB

01753885663

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

3 July 2019

Provider

Swarthmore Housing Society Limited

Beds

40 beds

About Swarthmore Housing Society Limited

Swarthmore Housing Society Limited is a residential care home based in Buckinghamshire, offering older adults a place to call home in a county known for its charming towns and peaceful countryside. The team there understands how important this decision is for families, and the home aims to provide a warm, supportive environment where residents can feel comfortable and cared for. If you are exploring care options in the area, Swarthmore may be worth a closer look.

This residential care home provides personal and nursing care for up to 40 older adults, with 29 supported at the time of inspection. The accommodation is spread across two floors in one adapted building, and residents have access to extensive well-maintained gardens.

Inspectors found that medicines were not always managed in line with current best practice. Systems of governance and oversight were not sufficiently robust to identify issues relating to risk management and medicine management. Risk management was not always comprehensive and up to date, with concerns identified regarding people at identified risk.

Source: CQC inspection report, 9 October 2019

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

En-suite RoomsWiFiHairdresserLaundry ServiceActivities 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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SL9 8HB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

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.

Rating report published 9 October 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 3 July 2019.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Swarthmore Housing Society Limited'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 Swarthmore Housing Society Limited, 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 Swarthmore Housing Society Limited, 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 Swarthmore Housing Society Limited'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