Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Walkern Lodge

14A Walkern Road, Stevenage, SG1 3QX

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago
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Walkern Lodge is a residential care home in Stevenage in Hertfordshire, run by Cygnet Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited (part of Cygnet Health Care). It has 4 registered beds and supports younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published July 2022, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 77% of care homes in Hertfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 July 2022 Rated 4 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

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

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Walkern Lodge 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

Cygnet Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited runs 17 care homes registered with CQC: 14 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago
  • Birches
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Cherry Tree House
    Mansfield, Nottinghamshire · NG19 8QX · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Conifers
    Derby, Derbyshire · DE72 3JZ · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Fairways
    Ipswich, Suffolk · IP6 9AX · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Gables
    Colchester, Essex · CO4 0ER · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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