Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage

Hare Street Road, Buntingford, SG9 0AB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago
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Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is a residential care home in Buntingford in Hertfordshire, run by Turning Point. CQC registers it for 6 places and supports younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2017, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 77% of care homes in Hertfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 December 2017 Rated 8 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 29 December 2017, 8 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is in the Good tier, alongside 120 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

Turning Point runs 17 care homes registered with CQC: 15 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Pemdale
    Potton, Central Bedfordshire · SG19 2QE · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Reevy Road Care Home
    Bradford · BD6 3LH · Residential care home · 24 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Rix House
    Keighley, Bradford · BD22 6AR · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Sheldon Ridge
    Bradford · BD4 6EE · Nursing home · 13 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago

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