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?★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. ?
Elton House Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 11 other homes in Hertfordshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Elton House Care Home is one of 246 care homes in Hertfordshire: a 95-bed nursing home in Watford, run by Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Hertfordshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited runs 7 care homes, and 6 of the 7 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC last rated the home in November 2019, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 53% of ratings in Hertfordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
