Robin Hood House
- Care home
- 23 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Water End, Hertfordshire, East of England
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
46 of 210
rated care homes in Hertfordshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Robin Hood House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in November 2022, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Mansgrove Farm House (Good, 1.8 miles away) and Turning Point - Sybden (Good, 2.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Fourways Not yet rated, 1.1 miles away
- G Mansgrove Farm House Good, 1.8 miles away
- G Turning Point - Sybden Good, 2.1 miles away
- G Knoll House Good, 2.9 miles away
- G Dunsland House Good, 3.1 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 19 November 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Robin Hood House is a residential care home providing personal care to 19 people aged 65 and over at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 23 people.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The home accommodates people over three floors. People had access to various communal areas, such as lounges and dining rooms, where they could spend their time in private or with others. The home had a generous garden and surrounding countryside views which people could enjoy from their bedroom windows.
What inspectors found
Risk to people were not always fully mitigated. Risk assessments in place were not always completed fully to indicate the level of risk to people's health or well-being. Guidance for staff was not always in place to help support people safely to manage the medical conditions they lived with. Medicines were not always managed safely. There were not enough staff to keep people safe. Staff were allocated additional tasks like meal preparation which took the support away from people in the communal areas. We found a high number of falls in the home were unwitnessed and in communal areas.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Care records were not always up to date and not completed in enough detail to ensure staff could fully meet people's needs. Governance systems in place were not always effective in identifying areas in need of improvement. Lessons learnt process was not embedded in daily practice to ensure continuous learning and improvement of care practices.
People and relatives were positive about the staff team and management in the home. People told us they felt safe. However not all safeguarding incidents were reported to the local authority or CQC.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. However, a detailed record of the least restrictive methods considered for people who had one to one support in place was not kept.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 19 November 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 19 November 2022. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Lorraine Simpson
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)8 inspection reports, latest 19 November 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 03639715 (opens Companies House)
Benslow Management Company Limited runs 3 services, all in the East of England. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Benslow Management Company Limited
- G Benslow Nursing Home Good. Care home with nursing, Hertfordshire
- RI Highbury Rise Requires improvement. Care home, Hertfordshire
Getting help from Hertfordshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Hertfordshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 123 4042, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm (closed weekends and public holidays)
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Robin Hood House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Robin Hood House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Robin Hood House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 23 beds at Robin Hood House.
- When was Robin Hood House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Robin Hood House was published on 19 November 2022.
- Who runs Robin Hood House?
- Robin Hood House is run by Benslow Management Company Limited. It runs 3 services, all in the East of England.
- What is Robin Hood House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 19 November 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01442 842759
- Address
- Nettleden Road, Little Gaddesden, HP4 1PL Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Mansgrove Farm House (Good, 1.8 miles away) and Turning Point - Sybden (Good, 2.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Fourways Not yet rated, 1.1 miles away
- G Mansgrove Farm House Good, 1.8 miles away
- G Turning Point - Sybden Good, 2.1 miles away
- G Knoll House Good, 2.9 miles away
- G Dunsland House Good, 3.1 miles away