Nursing home · Hertfordshire

Field House Care Home

8 Townsend Road, Harpenden, AL5 4BQ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago New owner since March 2026

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 7 November 2023 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in March 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

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

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • November 2016GoodSECRW previous owner
  • October 2015Requires improvementSECRW 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

Field House Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 49 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

  • Lea Grange Care Home
    Harpenden, Hertfordshire · AL5 4UN · Nursing home · 63 beds1.1 km
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  • Meadow Acres
    Harpenden, Hertfordshire · AL5 5TA · Residential care home · 8 beds1.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Sunny View House
    Harpenden, Hertfordshire · AL5 3HA · Residential care home · 1 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Willow Court
    Harpenden, Hertfordshire · AL5 5SD · Residential care home · 81 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Harpenden Springs
    Harpenden, Hertfordshire · AL5 1PX · Nursing home · 75 beds2.0 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • St Matthews Care Home
    Redbourn, Hertfordshire · AL3 7QG · Residential care home · 79 beds4.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by CCNH Limited

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

  • Clevedon Court Nursing Home
    Clevedon, North Somerset · BS21 7HN · Nursing home · 50 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Field House Care Home

Field House Care Home is a 35-bed nursing home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, run by CCNH Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

CQC last rated the home in November 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in October 2019, was the same. Ratings in Hertfordshire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most.

The home changed owner in March 2026. About 1.7 km away, Sunny View House is rated Good. It is one of 2 homes run by CCNH Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. 49 other homes in Hertfordshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.