Care home · Buntingford
Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage
Typical fee here £1,310–£1,600 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage- Address
- Hare Street Road, Buntingford, SG9 0AB
- Run by
- Turning Point (26 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 234887)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Turning Point
- Registered manager
- Derek Wood
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1964 (62 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 00793558)
- Last CQC check
- 29 Dec 2017
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Buntingford: Care homes in Buntingford (3)
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-132794758
The service in brief
Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is a CQC-registered residential care home in Buntingford, run by Turning Point. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (December 2017). It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Buntingford; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe161 of 219 in Hertfordshire
- Effective193 of 218 in Hertfordshire
- Caring194 of 218 in Hertfordshire
- Responsive182 of 217 in Hertfordshire
- Well-led148 of 219 in Hertfordshire
As rated by CQC, published 29 December 2017. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hertfordshire share it.
The registered provider
Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is run by Turning Point (company 00793558), incorporated in 1964, 46 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 9 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care, care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse, social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care) and other social work without accommodation.
Turning Point runs 26 CQC-registered services across 12 council areas; 23 of the 24 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (96%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.
4 of its services are in Hertfordshire.
It trades under the Turning Point brand, which covers 26 services run by 1 registered provider.
Likely fees
We estimate Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage at £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Hertfordshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Around Buntingford
There are 2 other care homes within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Windmill Lodge Ltd, 1.2 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (1 of the nearest 5).
It sits in Buntingford ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2016
- Dec 2017
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 29 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2016
- Inspection report 23 August 2014
- Inspection report 29 June 2013
- Inspection report 21 June 2012
- Inspection report 20 September 2011
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 April 2024 by East Hertfordshire. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Turning Point"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Buntingford
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- NHS planning area
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
What inspectors found
- When we last inspected the service in January 2017 we found that the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and the service received an overall, rating of Good.
- Turning Point - Brickfield Cottage is a 'care home'.
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement.
- The service is not registered to provide nursing care.
Inspected 28 November 2017; report published 29 December 2017. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage's CQC ratings
Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 147 of the 218 other care homes in Hertfordshire that CQC has rated.
Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage over the years
CQC registration dates from February 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2017), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 29 December 2017.
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Where Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of the 219 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2017) is more recent than 5% of care home ratings in Hertfordshire.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 79% of care homes in Hertfordshire, where the typical home has 32.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 57% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hertfordshire lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Hertfordshire as at Oct 2026.
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Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage: common questions
- Who runs Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage?
- The registered provider is Turning Point, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage take?
- Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is registered for up to 6 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How is Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage charge?
- Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage a registered provider?
- Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-132794758) and was rated Good overall in December 2017.
- Where is Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage?
- It is at Hare Street Road, Buntingford, SG9 0AB.
- What type of care does Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage provide?
- Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When did CQC last rate Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 29 December 2017, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Turning Point - Brickfields Cottage support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.