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Carmen Lodge
Residential care home in Waltham Forest
Carmen Lodge
Residential care home in Waltham Forest
What do these badges mean?
- Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Carmen Lodge is a residential care home in London with 11 registered beds. It provides care for older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with mental health support needs.
The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with all five key questions — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led — assessed as Good in the 2023 inspection report.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 1 September 2023 · Last inspected 21 August 2023
Inspectors found that people were protected from harm and that staff were trained, supervised and sufficient in number. Care followed each person's assessed needs, and people were supported to make their own choices, with the least restrictive approach used. The report describes the home as clean and tidy, with measures in place to limit infection.
- Medicines are managed well, according to the report.
- The home is clean and tidy, and infection control measures were in place.
- Staff are trained and supervised, and there are enough of them to keep people safe.
- People are supported to eat a healthy diet and to get external healthcare when needed.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected March 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Waltham Forest council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,179 |
| 2025 | £1,208 |
What Waltham Forest council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Carmen Lodge is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Whipps Cross Hospital, 1 miles away. The local GP practice is DR MOHAMMED GREEN MAN MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Waltham Forest
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Age UK Waltham Forest
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Enfield Borough Over 50s Forum
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Oldalone UK
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London Irish Pensioners Choir
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Friend in Need Community Centre
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Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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