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Honey Lane Care Home
Residential care home in Waltham Abbey, Essex
Operated by Carebase
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About
Honey Lane Care Home is a 41-bed home in Waltham Abbey, Essex, run by Carebase. It provides residential, respite and dementia care, including a dementia day care service where people can join stimulating activities, socialise and receive support during the day. The home has lounges and outdoor areas, and residents take part in arts and crafts, music and gentle exercise. Some themed sessions bring residents together with local families and children aged 0 to 5, and lunches are freshly prepared on site, including vegetable-based dishes.
The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall in its 2022 report. It graded the home Good for being effective, caring, responsive and well-led, and Requires Improvement for being safe.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 21 March 2022 · Last inspected 15 February 2022
Inspectors found the home has trained staff in safeguarding and keeps risk assessments in place, with a new manager having improved oversight of risk monitoring after earlier gaps in completing monitoring charts. Staffing levels have risen, recruitment checks are followed, and people receive personalised care and take part in activities they enjoy. People said they knew how to complain and felt confident doing so.
- Safeguarding training is in place and refreshed regularly
- Staffing numbers were increased to help keep people safe
- Care is personalised and people join in activities, hobbies and events they enjoy
- People know how to raise a complaint and feel confident doing so
- Monitoring charts used to manage risks were not always completed properly
- Minor improvements are needed to medicines processes
- Care plan reviews were the subject of a recommendation
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
Facilities
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected April 2026
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
177 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £807 |
| 2025 | £849 |
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Local health safety net
Honey Lane Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is North Middlesex Hospital, 6.4 miles away. The local GP practice is MAYNARD COURT SURGERY, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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