Ruby House
78 Bushey Hall Road, Bushey, WD23 2EQ · Hertfordshire · East of England
Community based adult social care services · operated by Protea Care Homes (Kent) Ltd
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old.
- Age of rating
- 7 years old — published 26 Apr 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 2 of Protea Care Homes (Kent) Ltd's rated homes are Good or better.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Who this service supports
The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.
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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Apr 2019 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Apr 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Apr 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Apr 2019 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Apr 2019 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 3 other locations
Other active services registered to Protea Care Homes (Kent) Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| 153 The Parade | Good12 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Midsummer Court | Not yet rated | Milton Keynes |
| Protea Cornwall | Not yet rated | Cornwall |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 24 Sep 2015
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2151301679
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.