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Riverdale Court

17 Dovedale Close, Welling, DA16 3BU · Bexley · London

80 beds · operated by Avante Care and Support Limited, part of Avante Care & Support

CQC overall rating
Requires improvement6 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 4 years old, and 3 of this operator's 12 rated homes are below Good.

Below Good on
SafeRequires improvement6 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old
Well-ledRequires improvement6 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old
Age of rating
4 years old — published 6 Aug 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
3 of 12 of Avante Care and Support Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeRequires improvementrating 3+ yrs old6 Aug 2021
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old6 Dec 2019
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old6 Dec 2019
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old6 Dec 2019
Well-ledRequires improvementrating 3+ yrs old6 Aug 2021

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 13 other locations

Other active services registered to Avante Care and Support Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Amherst CourtGood7 Oct 2020rating 3+ yrs oldMedway
Avante Home Care and Support ServiceNot yet ratedBexley
Avante Home Care and Support ServiceGood3 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs oldKent
Barnes LodgeRequires improvement26 May 2023rating 3+ yrs oldKent
Bridge HavenGood16 May 2025Kent
Chaucer HouseInadequate25 Jun 2026Kent
Court RegisGood22 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs oldKent
Northbourne CourtGood25 Oct 2023Bexley
ParkviewGood31 Oct 2019rating 3+ yrs oldBexley
Pilgrims ViewGood12 Dec 2017rating 3+ yrs oldKent
Puddingstone GrangeGood11 Nov 2022rating 3+ yrs oldGreenwich
Wain HouseNot yet ratedKent

…and 1 more. See the full group view.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
4 Mar 2011
Beds
80
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-188269020

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.