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. ?
Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is in the Good tier ?, with 121 other homes in Hertfordshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Hertfordshire, where the median is 30 beds.
Its CQC rating, from December 2017, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from February 2016. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 53% of homes in Hertfordshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 15 of Turning Point’s 16 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
