Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Highview Lodge

Cherry Orchard, Gadebridge, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3SD

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
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Highview Lodge is a residential care home in Hemel Hempstead, run by Runwood Homes Limited. CQC registers it for 77 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in July 2025. It was rated Good for effective and caring. Across Hertfordshire, 77% of the 216 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 29 July 2025 Rated 1 year ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Highview Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 47 other homes in Hertfordshire. Of the 216 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 9 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (5%)
  • Good 121 (49%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 24 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (20%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 29 (12%)

Half of Hertfordshire's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Runwood Homes Limited runs 57 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Outstanding, 47 Good, 9 Requires improvement.

  • Low Furlong
    Shipston On Stour, Warwickshire · CV36 4DY · Residential care home · 68 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 3 years ago
  • Bramwell
    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG9 3ST · Residential care home · 93 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • Caldwell Grange
    Nuneaton, Warwickshire · CV11 4QJ · Residential care home · 103 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Orchard Blythe
    Birmingham, Warwickshire · B46 3LL · Residential care home · 50 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Alexandra House - Harlow
    Harlow, Essex · CM20 1BU · Nursing home · 106 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Ashwood - Ware
    Ware, Hertfordshire · SG12 7BU · Residential care home · 64 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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