Avante Care & Support
Riverdale Court
Residential care home in Welling, Bexley
Operated by Avante Care & Support
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About
Riverdale Court is an 80-bed care home operated by Avante Care & Support in Welling, Bexley. It provides residential and nursing care, including specialist dementia support, for older people, younger adults and those with learning disabilities. The home is registered to deliver 24-hour care tailored to individual needs.
Riverdale Court was rated as Requiring Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2021. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, but rated Requires Improvement for Safety and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 6 August 2021 · Last inspected 25 May 2021
Inspectors carried out a focused inspection of this 78-person care home in May 2021, looking only at the safe and well-led areas, and rated it requires improvement, down from good. Relatives said people felt safe and their needs were being met, and staff understood safeguarding procedures. Risks to health and safety were assessed, staffing levels were appropriate, and recruitment checks were in place.
- Safeguarding procedures are in place and staff understand them
- Risks to people's health and safety are assessed
- Relatives reported that people feel safe and their needs are met
- Recruitment checks are completed before staff start work and infection control practices are followed
- Medicines management needs improvement
- Analysis of accidents and incidents was insufficient, particularly given the high number of falls
- Systems for assessing the quality and safety of the service were not robust enough
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 September 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.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
351 recorded crimes in the local area (July 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 | — |
- 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 Bexley council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £991 |
| 2025 | £1,016 |
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Local health safety net
Riverdale Court is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 2.4 miles away. The local GP practice is BEXLEY GROUP PRACTICE, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Welling
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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