Symonds House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities
Nursing home in Hitchin, registered for 20 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Good
Last inspected about 6 years ago
Published 2020-02-29
Read this rating with care. It reflects a visit more than five years ago. Ask the service when it was last inspected and whether the manager has changed since.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Nursing home
- Registered places
- 20
- Address
- 2 Lavender Fields, Lucas Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JB
- Telephone
- 01462452460
- Website
- www.leonardcheshire.org
- Registered provider
- Leonard Cheshire Disability
- Registered manager
- Begum, Rubina
- Registered since
- 2011-01-12
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 20 beds it is smaller than 6% of the 72 nursing homes in Hertfordshire.
Who this service is for
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Learning disabilities
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Leonard Cheshire Disability runs 84 services in the UK with 911 beds. Across the estate:
- 6 excellent
- 57 good
- 18 need improvement
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.