CQC report explained · a residential care home

What the CQC found at Karma Liv-in

Goodpublished 22 June 2018, 8 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask

Safe?: Good; Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?: Good; Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?: Good; Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?: Good; Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?: Good; Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Karma Liv-in.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Karma Liv-in

Each visit the CQC has published, newest first, back to the day the home was registered.

June 2018Goodcurrent rating
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
January 2016Inspected but not rated
Safe: Inspected but not ratedEffective: Inspected but not ratedCaring: Inspected but not ratedResponsive: Inspected but not ratedWell-led: Inspected but not rated
July 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 July 2025.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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At least 100 live-in carers within about an hour of Redbridge

These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.

Most charge £980 to £1,250 a week. 75 can care for a couple. 10 years' experience on average.

George G.

1 review

From £1,120 a week, 16 years caring

Based about 5 minutes from Redbridge. Can care for a couple

Charity N.

2 reviews

From £945 a week, 20 years caring

Based about 14 minutes from Redbridge

Margery N.

1 review

From £1,120 a week, 25 years caring

Based about 14 minutes from Redbridge. Can care for a couple

Sally C.

3 reviews

From £1,295 a week, 22 years caring

Based about 15 minutes from Redbridge. Can care for a couple

“Sidonia is a first class live-in carer whose dedication and thoughtfulness made her stay a happy experience.”

Martin B., about Sidonia M.

“Charity would take Nan on holidays day trips and shopping adventures”

Bateman S., about Charity N.

See live-in carers near RedbridgeProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.