Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Dugdale House

1 Santers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2BZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 19 February 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?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 ?

  • September 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Hertfordshire

Dugdale House 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

  • Blossom House
    Potters Bar, Hertfordshire · EN6 3HE · Residential care home · 2 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Oasis Lodge Residential Care Home
    Potters Bar, Hertfordshire · EN6 2DP · Residential care home · 4 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Mayfair Lodge
    Potters Bar, Hertfordshire · EN6 1QN · Residential care home · 62 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Potters Grange
    Potters Bar, Hertfordshire · EN6 2SJ · Nursing home · 24 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Greenhill Care Home
    Barnet, Hertfordshire · EN4 0PH · Residential care home · 67 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ganwick House
    Barnet, Hertfordshire · EN4 0PH · Residential care home · 8 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by CareTech Community Services Limited

21 care homes in total: 13 Good, 8 Requires improvement.

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Dugdale House at a glance

Dugdale House is a 8-bed residential care home in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, run by CareTech Community Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Hertfordshire, where the median is 30 beds.

In February 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in September 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Hertfordshire, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. 121 other homes in Hertfordshire share its tier, “Good”. 13 of CareTech Community Services Limited’s 21 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.