Halcyon Days
The Old Rectory, Hitchin, SG4 7LU · Hertfordshire · East of England
57 beds · operated by GCH (Hertfordshire) Ltd, part of Gold Care Homes
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, with every key question Good and none of this operator's 5 rated homes are below Good.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 5 of GCH (Hertfordshire) Ltd's rated homes are Good or better. See the operator.
- On the record
- No key question is below Good and the rating is current. This is what a clean CQC record looks like — the checks we can make from the published data raise nothing.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Aug 2018 |
| Caring | Good | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Responsive | Good | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Well-led | Good | 9 Jun 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 — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to GCH (Hertfordshire) Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Vale Care Centre | Good14 Aug 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Heath Lodge | Good30 Mar 2026 | Hertfordshire |
| Martins House | Good19 Oct 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Queensway House | Good2 Dec 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 8 May 2017
- Beds
- 57
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-3616698021
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.