Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley Close

2 Ashley Close, Bennets End, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8EH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 July 2019 Rated 7 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. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Hertfordshire

Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley Close 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

  • Walsingham Support - 1 Ashley Close
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP3 8EH · Residential care home · 6 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago
  • Mountbatten Lodge
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 4EX · Residential care home · 60 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Robin House
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP3 9HU · Residential care home · 1 beds0.9 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Walsingham Support - 39 Adeyfield Road
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5DP · Residential care home · 6 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Jasmine House
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 4AB · Residential care home · 6 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Lime Tree Manor Nursing and Residential Home
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5JU · Nursing home · 110 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Other homes run by Walsingham Support

18 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 15 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

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About Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley Close

An independent residential care home in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley Close is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Hertfordshire, where the median is 30 beds.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. It is one of 18 homes run by Walsingham Support. 16 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2025. 92% of homes in Hertfordshire also score 5. In Hertfordshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

In July 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 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.