Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Ashwood Place

Sunnyside Close, Hitchin, SG4 9JG

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 13 November 2019 Rated 6 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

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2017GoodSECRW
  • March 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Hertfordshire

Ashwood Place is in the Good tier ?, with 121 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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Care homes nearby

  • Milford Lodge Care Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Highbury Rise
    Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 9RW · Residential care home · 23 beds0.9 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago
  • Sloe Hill Residential Home
    Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 7NN · Residential care home · 25 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • 17 Walsworth Road
    Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 9SP · Residential care home · 6 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Benslow Nursing Home
    Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 9QY · Nursing home · 35 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Iris Court Care Home
    Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 7QH · Residential care home · 60 beds1.3 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited

24 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 21 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • The Goodwins
    Deal, Kent · CT14 9JR · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Kingston House
    Canterbury, Kent · CT4 6HZ · Residential care home · 9 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Oaklands
    Ashford, Kent · TN24 9AE · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Albert House
    Bedford · MK41 6AH · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Caretech Community Services (No 2) Limited - 100 Woodcote Grove Road
    Coulsdon, Croydon · CR5 2AF · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Caretech Community Services (No 2) Limited - 22 Prices Avenue
    Margate, Kent · CT9 2NT · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Ashwood Place

Ashwood Place is a 8-bed residential care home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited. CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Hertfordshire, where the median is 30 beds.

In November 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from April 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 53% of homes in Hertfordshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.

In Hertfordshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). 22 of Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited’s 24 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.