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Hulcott Nursing Home

The Old Rectory, Hulcott, Aylesbury, HP22 5AX

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago New owner since February 2025
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CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 7 December 2022 Rated 3 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?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in February 2025. 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 ?

  • February 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • December 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • November 2016GoodSECRW 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 Buckinghamshire

Hulcott Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 29 other homes in Buckinghamshire. 73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%)
  • Good 63 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (24%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 10 (8%)

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About Hulcott Nursing Home

Hulcott Nursing Home is a 49-bed nursing home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, run by Hulcott NH Ltd. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Buckinghamshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.

Hulcott NH Ltd has run the home since February 2025, when it changed owner. 29 other homes in Buckinghamshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2026. 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire also score 5. Reach Bierton Road, 3.6 km away, is the closest home rated Good.

CQC's latest rating, from December 2022, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in February 2021, was the same.