St Josephs Rest Home
Care home in Ilford, Redbridge
What do these badges mean?
- 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
St Josephs Rest Home is an independent residential care facility in Ilford, Redbridge, with 26 registered beds. The home provides residential, respite, palliative and dementia care, alongside support for residents with challenging behaviour and mental health needs. Care is delivered by a dedicated team available 24/7 onsite.
The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all key questions — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led — in its 2023 report.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 12 June 2023 · Last inspected 16 May 2023
Inspectors visited St Josephs Rest home in May 2023, where 25 of its 26 registered places were in use, and rated it Good overall. The report describes staff who understand safeguarding and how to raise concerns, with enough staff, sound recruitment, and well-managed medicines and infection control. Inspectors found care was kind and respectful, that people had choices at mealtimes and were supported to take part in activities and keep in touch with family, and that the service was managed in an open way.
- Staff understand safeguarding and how to raise concerns about people's safety
- Accidents and incidents are recorded in detail and investigated by the registered manager to prevent recurrence
- Care is described as kind and compassionate, with people's privacy, dignity and independence protected
- Care plans are informative, reviewed on time, and tailored to individual needs and preferences
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected July 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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
564 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 | — |
- 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 Redbridge council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,044 |
| 2025 | £1,077 |
What Redbridge council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
St Josephs Rest Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is King George Hospital, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is THE DRIVE SURGERY, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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