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Nursing home · Hertfordshire

Arden House Nursing Home

31 Upper Highway, Hunton Bridge, Kings Langley, WD4 8PP

Outstanding SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Good
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CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 26 September 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • March 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Arden House Nursing Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 8 other homes in Hertfordshire. 76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (5%)
  • Good 122 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 23 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 50 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 29 (12%)

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Arden House Nursing Home in brief

Run by Arden House Nursing and Care Ltd, Arden House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire with 18 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. It is a small home for Hertfordshire, where the median is 30 beds.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2025. 92% of homes in Hertfordshire also score 5. 8 other homes in Hertfordshire share its tier, “Outstanding”. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.

The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in September 2019. It was Outstanding for caring and responsive as well. For safe, effective and well-led, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is up from Good in January 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Hertfordshire, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).