Walsingham Support - 1 Ashley Close
1 Ashley Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8EH · Hertfordshire · East of England
What the record says
Rated Requires improvement overall, and 3 of this operator's 22 rated services are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement, published 14 Jan 2026EffectiveRequires improvement, published 14 Jan 2026CaringRequires improvement, published 14 Jan 2026ResponsiveRequires improvement, published 14 Jan 2026Well-ledRequires improvement, published 14 Jan 2026
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 3 of 22 of Walsingham Support's rated services are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
- Care type
- Care home without nursing
- Beds
- 6
- Registered with CQC
- 1 Nov 2012
- Run by
- Walsingham Support
- Part of
- Walsingham · 27 services
- Phone
- 01442219091
- Website
- www.walsingham.com
Contact details as recorded by CQC — we don’t hold fees, vacancies or waiting lists, so those are worth asking about directly.
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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Care home without nursing
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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Caring | Requires improvement | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Responsive | Requires improvement | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 14 Jan 2026 |
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 — 26 other locations
Other active services registered to Walsingham Support. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Walsingham Support - 122 Aldenham Road | Good, published 11 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Walsingham Support - 19 Beech Avenue | Good, published 11 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Cumberland |
| Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley Close | Good, published 10 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Walsingham Support - 30 & 32 Church Lane | Good, published 18 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Walsingham Support - 39 Adeyfield Road | Good, published 17 Jan 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Walsingham Support - 49 Essex Park | Good, published 5 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Barnet |
| Walsingham Support - Cedars Road | Good, published 13 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Richmond upon Thames |
| Walsingham Support - Central Supported Living | Not yet rated | Herefordshire, County of |
| Walsingham Support - Crummock Road | Outstanding, published 8 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Cumberland |
| Walsingham Support - Hertfordshire Supported Living | Requires improvement, published 20 Sep 2023 | Hertfordshire |
| Walsingham Support - Keepers Cottage | Good, published 22 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Herefordshire, County of |
| Walsingham Support - Langdon Park | Good, published 30 Sep 2025 | Richmond upon Thames |
…and 14 more. See the full group view.
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- What are the fees, and what do they not include?
- Do you have a vacancy now, and would you hold a room?
- How many staff are on at night, and how are transfers staffed?
- What change in someone’s needs would mean they had to move, and can I see that in the contract?
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- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-498754449
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.