SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Snowdrop House is a 70-bed nursing home in Ware, Hertfordshire, run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Hertfordshire has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In September 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in August 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Hertfordshire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2017. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. 121 other homes in Hertfordshire share its tier, “Good”. It is one of 106 homes run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd. 97 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
