Residential care home · Hertfordshire

The Meadows Short Break Centre

19-21 Grove Meadow, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2BE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 December 2017 Rated 8 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?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Hertfordshire

The Meadows Short Break Centre is in the Good tier ?, with 121 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

  • Anson Court
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · AL7 2FF · Nursing home · 75 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Jubilee House Care Trust - 29 Jonquil Close
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · AL7 3HX · Residential care home · 6 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • St Michaels House
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · AL7 3SF · Residential care home · 12 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Welwyn Grange
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · AL7 3EG · Nursing home · 104 beds1.9 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Oakview Lodge
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · AL7 4DT · Nursing home · 70 beds2.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Sewells
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · AL8 7AQ · Residential care home · 7 beds2.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: not ratedR: not ratedW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by The Jubilee House Care Trust Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

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About The Meadows Short Break Centre

The Jubilee House Care Trust Limited runs The Meadows Short Break Centre, a residential care home in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire with room for 4 residents. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Hertfordshire, where the median is 30 beds.

It is one of 2 homes run by The Jubilee House Care Trust Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Hertfordshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

In December 2017, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in March 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 53% of ratings in Hertfordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).