Ashwood Place
- Care home
- 8 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2010
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.
7 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.
Ashwood Place: inspection record
Rated Good in November 2019.
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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 4 March 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Ashwood Place is a purpose built eight bedded bungalow providing accommodation and personal care to people with learning disabilities and autistic people. Each person had their own bedroom, some with ensuite facilities and some with shared bathroom facilities. There was a communal lounge, dining room, kitchen and garden area. There were eight people living at the home at the time of the inspection.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice. Staff followed current government guidance to support people who were isolating to be safe and ensure they received all the care they required. Risk assessments were in place to reduce the risks of COVID-19.
The service followed guidance and local health protection team advice for agreeing a temporary restriction on visiting people inside the home due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The registered manager discussed this with people and relatives. Maintaining contact by use of telephone and video calls was also used.
Systems were in place, when not in an outbreak, to support visiting. Visitors were asked to take a lateral flow test with a negative result, have their temperature taken and make use of available Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) prior to entering the building.
Staff had received training on how to use PPE. Staff used PPE correctly and told us they had access to plenty of supply.
The service was clean and tidy in most internal areas. Staff regularly cleaned frequently touched surfaces. There were no unpleasant odours in the home.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 7 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
- Jason Cox
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Physical Disability
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)10 inspection reports, latest 4 March 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
- Provider
- Caretech Community Services (No.2) LimitedBrand: CareTech Community Services
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 03894564 (opens Companies House)
Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited runs 24 services in England, 9 of them in the East of England. 22 are rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
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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 Ashwood Place provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Ashwood Place as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Ashwood Place have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 8 beds at Ashwood Place.
- When was Ashwood Place last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Ashwood Place was published on 13 November 2019.
- Who runs Ashwood Place?
- Ashwood Place is run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited. It runs 24 services in England, 9 of them in the East of England.
- What is Ashwood Place's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 13 November 2019.
Contact
- Address
- Sunnyside Close, Hitchin, SG4 9JG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Milford Lodge Care Home Good, 0.3 miles away
- RI Highbury Rise Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- G Sloe Hill Residential Home Good, 0.6 miles away
- G 17 Walsworth Road Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Benslow Nursing Home Good, 0.7 miles away