Residential care home · Essex

Ashlyn Care Home

Vicarage Wood, Harlow, CM20 3HD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 December 2023 Rated 2 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?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2018GoodSECRW
  • September 2017InadequateSECRW
  • July 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Essex

Ashlyn Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 237 other homes in Essex. 84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 17 (4%)
  • Good 238 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 48 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 57 (14%)
  • Inadequate 4 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 24 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Shaftesbury Netteswell Rectory
    Harlow, Essex · CM20 3PA · Residential care home · 9 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Tye Green Lodge
    Harlow, Essex · CM18 6QY · Residential care home · 61 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Abbot Care Home
    Harlow, Essex · CM18 6TD · Nursing home · 117 beds2.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated this month
  • Alexandra House - Harlow
    Harlow, Essex · CM20 1BU · Nursing home · 106 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Chaseways
    Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · CM21 0AS · Residential care home · 6 beds3.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Jacobs Neurological Centre
    Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · CM21 0HH · Nursing home · 82 beds3.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Ashlyn Care Home in brief

Run by Ashlyn Healthcare Limited, Ashlyn Care Home is a residential care home in Harlow, Essex with 60 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Essex are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Essex, 84% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. 89% of homes in Essex also score 5.

Its CQC rating, from December 2023, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from April 2018.