River Court Care Home
- Care home
- 120 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Watford, Hertfordshire, East of England
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
1 rating
Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.
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.
River Court Care Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in August 2022.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: The Chase Care Centre (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Amberside (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G The Chase Care Centre Good, 0.5 miles away
- RI St Anthony's Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
- G Amberside Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Rosslyn Residential Care Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Silversprings Good, 0.9 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- 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
- Cecilia Kassanga
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, 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
- HC-One No.5 LimitedBrand: Welltower
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 13526345 (opens Companies House)
HC-One No.5 Limited runs 73 services in England, 5 of them in the East of England. 58 are rated Good or Outstanding, 13 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 2 have no rating yet.
Other services run by HC-One No.5 Limited
- G Aberford Hall Good. Care home with nursing, Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
- G Admirals Reach Care Home Good. Care home with nursing, Essex
- G Appleton Lodge Good. Care home, Stockport, North West
- G Appleton Manor Good. Care home with nursing, Stockport, North West
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 River Court Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists River Court Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does River Court Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 120 beds at River Court Care Home.
- When was River Court Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for River Court Care Home was published on 6 August 2022.
- Who runs River Court Care Home?
- River Court Care Home is run by HC-One No.5 Limited. It runs 73 services in England, 5 of them in the East of England.
- What is River Court Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 6 August 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01923 800178
- Address
- Explorer Drive, Watford, WD18 6TQ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: The Chase Care Centre (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Amberside (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G The Chase Care Centre Good, 0.5 miles away
- RI St Anthony's Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
- G Amberside Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Rosslyn Residential Care Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Silversprings Good, 0.9 miles away