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How we use our statutory powers to improve local care services

Since COVID-19 restrictions have eased, we have been able to resume our regular programme of Enter and View visits to local care homes. Carrying out Enter and View visits to care homes is an important part of our role in monitoring care service.

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Bridgewood House - Enter and View Report

On 16th and 20th March 2022 we visited Bridgewood House, a nursing and residential care home in Enfield. This report outlines our findings and recommendations from our visit.

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Listening to residents’ experiences of living through a pandemic in a care home

Care Homes have been closed to visitors since March 2020. For the first time in almost two years, we’re starting up our programme of Enter and View visits to assess how residents are doing as a result of the pandemic.

8 February 2022

Enter and View - Nairn House Care and Nursing Home

In March 2020, Healthwatch Enfield organised a re-visit of Nairn House, to assess how our recommendations had been taken into consideration from our previous visit in 2018. This report outlines our findings and recommendations from our recent visit.

Enter and View - Charles Coward Ward, North Middlesex University Hospital

After concerns were raised regarding people's experience of the Charles Coward ward (NMUH), we conducted an unannounced Enter and View visit. Read our full Enter and View report after our visit, on October 18th 2019, to assess the quality of care.

Enter and View - Arnold House visit report

Most residents felt care provided at Arnold House was of good standard but a few raised some concerns. Read our full Enter and View report after our visit on November 29th 2019 to assess the quality of care provided.

1 November 2019

Enter and View - Azaela Court Care and Nursing Home

Most residents felt care provided at Azaela Court Care and Nursing Home was of good standard but a few raised some concerns. Read our full Enter and View report after our visit on July 24th 2019, to assess the quality of care provided.

Enter and View - Hugh Myddelton House Care Home

Most residents felt care provided at Hugh Myddelton House Care Home was of good standard. Read our full Enter and View report, on January 25th 2019, to assess the quality of care provided.

25 January 2019

Enter and View - Nairn House Care and Nursing Home

Most residents felt care provided at Nairn House & Nursing Home was of good standard though some concerns were raised. Read our full Enter and View report, on November 27th 2018, to assess the quality of care provided.

27 November 2018

Enter and View - Camden Lodge Care home action plan

Following our Enter and View visit in May 2018, Camden Lodge Care Home has provided an action plan relative to the recommendations we made. Their action plan is available for download.

Enter and View - Magnolia Unit, St Michael's site

Most residents felt care provided by the Magnolia Unit of St Michael's was of good standard but a few raised some concerns. Read our full Enter and View report after our visit on July 17th 2018, to assess the quality of care provided.

Enter and View - Camden Lodge Care Home

Most residents felt care provided at Camden Lodge Care Home was of good standard but a few raised some concerns. Read our full Enter and View report after our visit on May 18th 2018, to assess the quality of care provided.