Care home · Hemel Hempstead

Cherry Tree Manor

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 11 November 2025 Rated in the last 12 months

Typical fee here £1,350–£1,650 a week Estimate

Free · 2 minutes · No obligation · Families helped this month: 4

A carer talking with a resident in a care home room Illustrative photo, not of Cherry Tree Manor
Address
8 Great Road, Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5LB
Run by
Oak Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
58 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
November 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Anna Rutyna
Company check
Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04146952)
Last CQC check
11 Nov 2025
Typical fees Estimated
£1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-111988235

Introducing Cherry Tree Manor

Cherry Tree Manor is a CQC-registered residential care home in Hemel Hempstead, run by Oak Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (November 2025). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Hemel Hempstead; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • The registered manager and staff were dedicated to providing care and support to people.
  • As a team they were passionate about providing good care and ensuring people were happy living at the home.
  • At this assessment we identified medicines were not always managed safely, and risk assessments about specific health conditions did not always have enough information to provide staff with sufficient information to care for people.
  • People and their relatives said, they were happy with the care, one person said, “I think it’s a nice place, staff are helpful and I am not rushed.

Inspected 24 March 2021; report published 15 April 2021; supporting 36 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Earlier inspections

  1. Jul 2016 Good
  2. Jul 2019 Requires improvement
  3. Apr 2021 Inspected but not rated
  4. Nov 2025 Requires Improvement
  5. Today Rated in the last 12 months

Published CQC ratings in date order.

Inspection reports to read

Council food inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 13 August 2025 by Dacorum. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Cherry Tree Manor"). Open Government Licence.

Where it is

Ward
Adeyfield West
Parliamentary constituency
Hemel Hempstead
NHS integrated care board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in HP2 (11)

Larger map · Route planner · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors

Around the building

  • Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
  • GP surgery 930 m (12 min walk)
  • Shop Co-op Food, 350 m (4 min walk)
  • Park 410 m (5 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Barnabas, 390 m (5 min walk)
  • Library Adeyfield Library, 260 m (3 min walk)

Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.

Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.

What the ratings tell you

Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Hertfordshire, 55 of 219 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (25%), while 59 of 219 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (27%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Likely fees

We estimate Cherry Tree Manor at £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £70k–£86k.

Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Hertfordshire Council for a free care needs assessment.

Around Hemel Hempstead

There are 17 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Lime Tree Manor Nursing and Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.

3 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Adeyfield West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeRequires improvement55 of 219 in Hertfordshire
  • EffectiveGood193 of 218 in Hertfordshire
  • CaringGood194 of 218 in Hertfordshire
  • ResponsiveGood182 of 217 in Hertfordshire
  • Well-ledRequires improvement59 of 219 in Hertfordshire

From CQC's latest report, published 11 November 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hertfordshire share it.

Needs it is registered to meet

As listed with the regulator.

Ownership and company checks

Cherry Tree Manor is run by Oak Care Limited (company 04146952), incorporated in 2001, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other human health activities.

Cherry Tree Manor over the years

Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2025), starting at Good and falling to Requires Improvement.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 15 April 2021.

Family reviews

No family has reviewed Cherry Tree Manor on The Care Panel so far.

Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.

Looking at Cherry Tree Manor for someone? This form is for reviews of care already received. To ask about rooms and prices, send a free enquiry instead.

Check availability and prices

Review Cherry Tree Manor

Tell other families what the care was like. Please describe your own experience.

Overall
You are a
Score the main areas (optional)

We'll email you a link to confirm it's you, then check every review before it appears. Please do not include links, web addresses or images. We use your email only to check the review is genuine.

Compared with other care homes locally

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of the 219 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (November 2025) is more recent than 88% of care home ratings in Hertfordshire.
  • With 58 beds it is larger than 65% of care homes in Hertfordshire, where the typical home has 32.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 92% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hertfordshire lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (27% of care homes in Hertfordshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (28% of care homes in Hertfordshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Based on the CQC register for Hertfordshire as at Oct 2026.

Nearby options

Guides for families

Other care homes near Hemel Hempstead with recent ratings

Cherry Tree Manor questions answered

When was Cherry Tree Manor last inspected?
Its current CQC rating dates from 11 November 2025. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Is Cherry Tree Manor registered for dementia care?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
What kind of care can Cherry Tree Manor offer?
Cherry Tree Manor is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
Is Cherry Tree Manor a registered provider?
Cherry Tree Manor is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-111988235) and was rated Requires improvement overall in November 2025.
Where is Cherry Tree Manor?
It is at 8 Great Road, Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5LB.
How is Cherry Tree Manor rated for safety and leadership?
CQC rates five key questions. For Cherry Tree Manor: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
How much does care from Cherry Tree Manor cost?
We don't have published prices from Cherry Tree Manor yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Which provider runs Cherry Tree Manor?
The registered provider is Oak Care Limited, according to CQC.
How many beds does Cherry Tree Manor have?
Cherry Tree Manor can take up to 58 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.

Care homes in nearby towns

In Hertfordshire

Free download

Visiting care homes? Take this 40-point checklist

Take it on every visit and compare up to three homes side by side: CQC checks, staffing, daily life, the room, fees and the contract.

So providers can call you back with prices and availability, often the same day.

Is this your service? Claim it free to keep these details up to date, respond to families and add your own photos. See what members get.

Built from the CQC register (Oct 2026) under the Open Government Licence v3.0, plus our own calculations. The provider wrote only the parts labelled as its own words. The Care Panel is a directory and does not deliver care.

Request prices

We send your message to this provider only, unless you tick others below. They reply to you by email.

Even the first half helps us pick the nearest providers. Leave it blank and we use Hemel Hempstead.

So providers can call you back with prices and availability, often the same day.

By sending, you agree we will contact you by phone and email about your request and share your name, email, phone and care needs with the providers you have ticked, so they can contact you. Privacy notice.

Free · No obligation · Only CQC-registered providers · Only the ones you tick see your details

Providers pay us a fee for each enquiry, never to rank higher in our lists.