Tanners Wood
- Care home
- 8 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2011
- Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
First rated Requires improvement in 2016, most recently Good in January 2020.
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.
Tanners Wood: inspection record
Rated Good in January 2020.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
- O Arden House Nursing Home Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
- G Tanners Good, 0.6 miles away
- RI Lancaster Court Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
- G St Peter's Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- RI Courtland Lodge Requires improvement, 1.1 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 18 March 2021. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Tanners Wood is a 'care home' that is registered to provide accommodation and personal care. The service operates as a short break and respite care service for people with a learning disability and/or physical disability. This service is located at 5 Tanners Wood Close and can accommodate a maximum of eight people.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
In response to the Winter Plan, 1 Tanners Wood Close (a separate detached property in the close) has been identified by the Local Authority for use as a designated care setting. The registration for Tanners Wood has been extended to include this property and an additional three people that can be accommodated there.
We found the following examples of good practice.
● The service was receiving professional visitors to the designated care setting with robust infection control procedures in place. All visitors were provided with guidance, personal protective equipment (PPE) and a health screening completed. Each visitor had their temperature checked by staff on arrival.
● The service had prepared ways for people to maintain social contact with family and friends via technology and phone calls, as face-to-face visits would be restricted in the unit due to the requirements of the isolation period people must undertake. TV's had been fitted to each bedroom and in-house activities had been prepared for people for use during their stay.
● Staff were provided with a designated preparation area on arrival to and departure from the building. PPE donning and doffing stations were to be situated throughout the building, with ample PPE supplies available. Systems for waste disposal, laundry management and catering were in place.
● The provider had developed policies and procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance and information, with detailed safe systems of work, had been drafted for staff. Management oversight and daily checks, alongside regular infection prevention and control audits were in place.
● Preparations of the building were near completion at the time of our visit and a deep clean was planned before becoming operational. The registered manager confirmed this would be completed by an external cleaning contractor.
We were assured that this service met good infection prevention and control guidelines as a designated care setting.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 15 January 2020. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- 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.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Jody Hislop
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)7 inspection reports, latest 18 March 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
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Ownership type
- Organisation
Hertfordshire County Council runs 4 services, all in the East of England. 4 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Other services run by Hertfordshire County Council
- G Isabel Court Good. Care home, Hertfordshire
- G Scarborough House Good. Care home, Hertfordshire
- G St Michaels House 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 Tanners Wood provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Tanners Wood as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Tanners Wood have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 8 beds at Tanners Wood.
- When was Tanners Wood last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Tanners Wood was published on 15 January 2020.
- Who runs Tanners Wood?
- Tanners Wood is run by Hertfordshire County Council. It runs 4 services, all in the East of England.
- What is Tanners Wood's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 15 January 2020.
Contact
- Phone
- 01923 270270
- Address
- 5-5a Tanners Wood Close, Tanners Wood Lane, Abbots Langley, WD5 0HR Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- O Arden House Nursing Home Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
- G Tanners Good, 0.6 miles away
- RI Lancaster Court Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
- G St Peter's Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- RI Courtland Lodge Requires improvement, 1.1 miles away