GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: not ratedResponsive: not ratedWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↑ Up from InadequateNew owner since March 2026
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?Not yet rated
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Not yet rated
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
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. ?
Sewells is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 22 other homes in Hertfordshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Royal Mencap Society runs Sewells, a residential care home in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire with room for 7 residents. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Hertfordshire, where the median is 30 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from March 2023, is Good overall. Safe and effective were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in October 2022, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.
It is one of 26 homes run by Royal Mencap Society. 25 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The home changed owner in March 2026. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire.
