Ashlyns Care Home
- Care home
- 62 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Water End, Hertfordshire, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
153 of 210
rated care homes in Hertfordshire are rated Good, like this one.
Ashlyns Care Home: inspection record
Rated Good in September 2018.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 13 May 2021. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Ashlyns Care Home accommodates up to 58 older people, some of whom are living with dementia in a single-storey building. There were 51 people living at the service during this inspection.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Visitors entered the service through the main door of the building where they were provided with guidance, had their temperature checked, completed a health screening questionnaire and then undertook a rapid COVID -19 test. They then were asked to wait in the car or the summer house for half an hour till their test results were available. Personal protective equipment (PPE) was provided. This was in line with government guidance.
People had two designated persons who were able to visit them, a visitor's pod was available for other family members. A booking system was in place.
The service was clean and there was cleaning in progress throughout our visit.
Staff had received training in, putting on and taking off personal protective equipment (PPE), infection control and COVID-19.
An extension was being built to provide up to four isolation beds if the need arises. This is due to be completed in July 2021.
The provider had developed policies, procedures and risks assessments for managing the service in relation to COVID-19.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Diane Delicate
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)7 inspection reports, latest 13 May 2021. 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
- Provider
- Colleycare LimitedBrand: B & M Care
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02234990 (opens Companies House)
Colleycare Limited runs 19 services in England, 11 of them in the East of England. 14 are rated Good or Outstanding and 5 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Colleycare Limited
- O St Lukes and The Oaks Care Home Outstanding. Care home, Reading, South East
- G Dalton Lodge Good. Care home, Waltham Forest, London
- G Milford Lodge Care Home Good. Care home, Hertfordshire
- G Osbourne Court Good. 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 Ashlyns Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Ashlyns Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Ashlyns Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 62 beds at Ashlyns Care Home.
- When was Ashlyns Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Ashlyns Care Home was published on 19 September 2018.
- Who runs Ashlyns Care Home?
- Ashlyns Care Home is run by Colleycare Limited. It runs 19 services in England, 11 of them in the East of England.
- What is Ashlyns Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 19 September 2018.
Contact
- Phone
- 01442 870565
- Address
- Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 2ST Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Kilfillan House Care Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Dunsland House Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Shear Meadow Good, 2.1 miles away
- G Culwood House Good, 2.6 miles away
- G Reach Vale Road Chesham Good, 2.9 miles away