Rated Care Homes

Bentley House

G

Good

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

Rated Good in July 2022 under the previous provider, Signature of Hertford (Operations) Limited.

At a glance

  • 6 ratings

    First rated Requires improvement in 2016, most recently Good in July 2022.

  • 4 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.

Bentley House: inspection record

Care home with nursing, 90 beds, Hertfordshire

Rated Good in January 2022.

Bentley House: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

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About the service

From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 19 January 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence. This is the most recent report with a written summary; the latest rating was published 13 July 2022.

Bentley House is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to people aged 65 and over, some of who were living with dementia at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to 90 people. There were 60 people living at the home at the time of our inspection but only 48 were in receipt of accommodation and personal care.

Read the rest of CQC's summary

Bentley House accommodates people across six floors in one purpose-built building. Each floor of the building has separate adapted facilities that accommodate people who require nursing, dementia and residential care.

What inspectors found

Staff told us there were not enough staff deployed in the home to support people. People's risk assessments were not always accurately completed. Incidents that suggested people may have been at risk of harm were investigated but safeguarding concerns were not reported as required. Prior to this inspection people had not received their medicine as the prescriber intended.

Read the rest of CQC's summary

Further improvements were required to governance systems to ensure the concerns found during the inspection were identified as part of the home's own auditing systems. Staff told us they did not all feel valued by or engaged with the management of the service.

People felt safe living in Bentley House. Risk to people's health and welfare were identified and staff knew how to support these needs safely. People said there were sufficient staff and were happy living in the home. Infection control procedures were followed and assured safe practices were followed with regards to social distancing and the use of PPE.

Staff told us there was enough training available to support them in their roles, with supervision sessions also held to discuss their work. People told us they received appropriate support to maintain good nutrition and hydration and the home had good links with other health care professionals.

People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.

People received person centred care. People were supported kind and caring staff who they trusted. Staff promoted people's independence and respected their rights, privacy and dignity. Staff knew people well and respected their choices and culture.

People and their relatives were actively involved in the development of their support plans. These were personalised and reflective of how people wished to receive their care. People were supported to pursue

hobbies and interests and supported to avoid social isolation.

People's views about the service were sought individually and through meetings and surveys. People and relatives told us the registered manager and provider were approachable and they were confident concerns would be addressed.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Safe was rated Requires improvement on 13 July 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
  2. Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
  3. The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
  4. Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.

Registration details

Registered manager
Emma Franklin
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service with nursing
Who it supports
Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

1 inspection report, latest 19 January 2022. Latest assessment published 13 July 2022; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
06827497 (opens Companies House)
Previous provider
  • Signature of Hertford (Operations) Limitedregistered

Signature Senior Lifestyle Operations Ltd runs 6 services in England, 1 of them in the East of England. 2 are rated Good or Outstanding and 4 have no rating yet.

Other services run by Signature Senior Lifestyle Operations Ltd

  1. G
    Signature at Ascot Good. Care home with nursing, Windsor and Maidenhead, South East
  2. –
    Reigate Grange Not yet rated. Care home with nursing, Surrey, South East
  3. –
    Signature at Caversham Not yet rated. Care home with nursing, Reading, South East
  4. –
    Signature at Farnham Common Not yet rated. Care home with nursing, Buckinghamshire, South East

See all 6 services run by Signature Senior Lifestyle Operations Ltd

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.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Bentley House provide nursing care?
Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Bentley House as a care home with nursing.
How many beds does Bentley House have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 90 beds at Bentley House.
When was Bentley House last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Bentley House was published on 13 July 2022.
Who runs Bentley House?
Bentley House is run by Signature Senior Lifestyle Operations Ltd. It runs 6 services in England, 1 of them in the East of England.
What is Bentley House's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 19 January 2022.

Contact

Phone
01992 515600
Address
Pegs Lane, C, Hertford, SG13 8EG Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

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  2. G
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  3. G
    Broad Oak Manor Nursing Home Good, 1.5 miles away
  4. –
    Snowdrop House Not yet rated, 2.5 miles away
  5. G
    Ashwood - Ware Good, 2.6 miles away

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