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Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Milford Lodge Care Home

Priory End, Hitchin, SG4 9AL

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago
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Milford Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in Hitchin in Hertfordshire, run by Colleycare Limited (part of B & M Care). It has 60 registered beds and supports older people and people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published July 2019, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for well-led. For comparison, 77% of care homes in Hertfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 26 July 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?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 26 July 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Milford Lodge Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 23 other homes in Hertfordshire. Of the 216 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 9 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (5%)
  • Good 121 (49%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 24 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (20%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 29 (12%)

Half of Hertfordshire's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Colleycare Limited runs 19 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Outstanding, 13 Good, 5 Requires improvement.

  • St Lukes and The Oaks Care Home
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    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • St Brendan's Care Home
    Crowthorne, Bracknell Forest · RG45 7HU · Residential care home · 62 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Ashlyns Care Home
    Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire · HP4 2ST · Residential care home · 62 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Dalton Lodge
    London, Waltham Forest · E17 3QS · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 8 months ago
  • Osbourne Court
    Baldock, Hertfordshire · SG7 6EN · Residential care home · 69 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Ryeview Manor Care Home
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP11 1DW · Residential care home · 94 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago

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