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Care home

Elmside

Elmside Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1HB · Hertfordshire · East of England

69 beds · operated by Methodist Homes, part of Methodist Homes

CQC overall rating
Good3 Mar 2026

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but 7 of this operator's 93 rated homes are below Good.

Operator's wider portfolio
7 of 93 of Methodist Homes's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGood3 Mar 2026
EffectiveGood3 Mar 2026
CaringGood3 Mar 2026
ResponsiveGood3 Mar 2026
Well-ledGood3 Mar 2026

Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

Same operator — 92 other locations

Other active services registered to Methodist Homes. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Abbey ParkGood19 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs oldCoventry
AigburthGood25 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs oldLeicestershire
Alexandra House - HarwichGood15 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs oldEssex
AmatheaGood1 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs oldCumberland
Anjulita CourtGood22 Feb 2024Bedford
Assisi PlaceGood27 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs oldLeeds
Aughton ParkGood21 Mar 2018rating 3+ yrs oldLancashire
BeechvilleGood7 Feb 2024Bolton
Berwick GrangeRequires improvement2 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs oldNorth Yorkshire
Bradbury GrangeRequires improvement8 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs oldKent
Briar Hill HouseOutstanding22 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs oldStaffordshire
Bridge CourtGood13 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs oldWolverhampton

…and 80 more. See the full group view.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
22 Dec 2010
Beds
69
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-117965520

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.