Riverside Place
- Care home
- 72 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Ware, Hertfordshire, East of England
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 26 January 2026.
Rated Good in September 2022 under the previous provider, Aria Healthcare Group LTD.
At a glance
2 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
77%
of rated care homes in Hertfordshire are Good or Outstanding (79% across the East of England, 83% across England).
Riverside Place: inspection record
Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ashwood - Ware (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Westgate House Care Centre (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Ashwood - Ware Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Westgate House Care Centre Good, 0.6 miles away
- – Hillview Care Home Not yet rated, 0.6 miles away
- – Snowdrop House Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- G Willowthorpe Care Home Good, 1.8 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Costel Marcu
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens 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
- Care UK Care Services LimitedBrand: Care UK
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02571516 (opens Companies House)
- Previous provider
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- Aria Healthcare Group LTDregistered
Care UK Care Services Limited runs 226 services in England, 35 of them in the East of England. 59 are rated Good or Outstanding, 8 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 159 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Care UK Care Services Limited
- O Collingwood Court Outstanding. Care home, North Tyneside, North East
- O Cuttlebrook Hall Outstanding. Care home, Oxfordshire, South East
- O Halecroft Grange Outstanding. Care home, Trafford, North West
- O Priors House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Warwickshire, West Midlands
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 Riverside Place provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Riverside Place as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Riverside Place have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 72 beds at Riverside Place.
- When was Riverside Place last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Riverside Place was published on 1 September 2022.
- Who runs Riverside Place?
- Riverside Place is run by Care UK Care Services Limited. It runs 226 services in England, 35 of them in the East of England.
- What is Riverside Place's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 26 January 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 0808 208 4570
- Address
- Riverside Place, Plaxton Way, Ware, SG12 7FB Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ashwood - Ware (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Westgate House Care Centre (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Ashwood - Ware Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Westgate House Care Centre Good, 0.6 miles away
- – Hillview Care Home Not yet rated, 0.6 miles away
- – Snowdrop House Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- G Willowthorpe Care Home Good, 1.8 miles away