Southdown Nursing Home is a nursing home in Sutton in Sutton, run by Mrs Melba Wijayarathna. CQC registers it for 29 places and supports older people and people living with dementia.
Its latest CQC rating, published March 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 94% of care homes in Sutton are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC rating
Requires improvement
Published 24 March 2026
Rated 5 months ago
- SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
- EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
- CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
- ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
- Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗
How it compares in Sutton
Southdown Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 3 other homes in Sutton.
Of the 64 rated care homes here, 94% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Outstanding 2 (3%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (6%)
- Good 44 (66%)
- Good, with an area to improve 10 (15%)
- Requires improvement 4 (6%)
- Not yet rated 3 (4%)
Half of Sutton's ratings are more than 3.0 years old. How tiers work
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