Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Robin Hood House

Nettleden Road, Little Gaddesden, HP4 1PL

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

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CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 19 November 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

Earlier ratings ?

March 2022Inspected, no new rating
February 2020GoodSECRW
July 2017GoodSECRW
July 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Hertfordshire

Robin Hood House 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

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Mansgrove Farm House
Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire · LU6 2NL · Residential care home · 5 beds3.0 km

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Turning Point - Sybden
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Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Knoll House
Studham, Central Bedfordshire · LU6 2QJ · Residential care home · 22 beds4.7 km

Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Dunsland House
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire · HP4 3HY · Residential care home · 20 beds5.0 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
Kilfillan House Care Home
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire · HP4 3LZ · Nursing home · 30 beds5.5 km

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated this month

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Other homes run by Benslow Management Company Limited

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

Benslow Nursing Home
Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 9QY · Nursing home · 35 beds

Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
Highbury Rise
Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 9RW · Residential care home · 23 beds

Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago

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About Robin Hood House

Robin Hood House is one of 246 care homes in Hertfordshire: a 23-bed residential care home in Little Gaddesden, run by Benslow Management Company Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.

Mansgrove Farm House, 3.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Benslow Management Company Limited runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 92% of homes in Hertfordshire also score 5. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

CQC's latest rating, from November 2022, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Before that, in February 2020, it was rated Good.