Care home · Abbots Langley
Tanners Wood
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- 5-5a Tanners Wood Close, Tanners Wood Lane, Abbots Langley, WD5 0HR
- Run by
- Hertfordshire County Council (4 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 8 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Jody Victoria Hislop
- Last CQC check
- 18 Mar 2021
- 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
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-145991935
About this home
Tanners Wood in Abbots Langley is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Hertfordshire County Council. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
CQC rated it Good overall (January 2020). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Abbots Langley; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Tanners Wood
Hertfordshire County Council runs 4 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in Hertfordshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Ratings over time
- Sep 2016
- Jun 2017
- Jan 2020
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 6 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 18 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 15 January 2020
- CQC inspection report 8 June 2017
- CQC inspection report 21 September 2016
- Inspection report 21 June 2014
- Inspection report 2 May 2013
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Abbots Langley & Bedmond
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
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Nearby
- Bus stop 210 m (3 min walk) · 9 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Kings Langley, 1.4 km (18 min walk)
- Pharmacy Abbots Langley Pharmacy, 710 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Park Manor House Grounds, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Café That Little Coffee Shop, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Abbots Langley Baptist Church, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Library Abbots Langley Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Hertfordshire, 59 of 220 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (27%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 18 March 2021.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
What it may cost
We estimate Tanners Wood 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.
Inspection findings in brief
- Tanners Wood is a 'care home' that is registered to provide accommodation and personal care.
- The service operates as a short break and respite care service for people with a learning disability and/or physical disability.
- This service is located at 5 Tanners Wood Close and can accommodate a maximum of eight people.
- In response to the Winter Plan, 1 Tanners Wood Close (a separate detached property in the close) has been identified by the Local Authority for use as a designated care setting.
Inspected 24 February 2021; report published 18 March 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Arden House Nursing Home, 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Abbots Langley & Bedmond ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (5 min), a park (6 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe161 of 220 in Hertfordshire
- Effective194 of 219 in Hertfordshire
- Caring195 of 219 in Hertfordshire
- Responsive183 of 218 in Hertfordshire
- Well-led59 of 220 in Hertfordshire
Source: CQC, published 15 January 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hertfordshire share it.
Family reviews
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What families ask about Tanners Wood
- When did CQC last rate Tanners Wood?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 15 January 2020, 6 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Tanners Wood support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- What type of care does Tanners Wood provide?
- Tanners Wood is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Tanners Wood a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Tanners Wood as a care home, location ID 1-145991935 and was rated Good overall in January 2020.
- Where is Tanners Wood?
- It is at 5-5a Tanners Wood Close, Tanners Wood Lane, Abbots Langley, WD5 0HR.
- How did Tanners Wood score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Tanners Wood cost?
- Tanners Wood's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Who runs Tanners Wood?
- The registered provider is Hertfordshire County Council, according to CQC.
- How many beds does Tanners Wood have?
- CQC capacity for Tanners Wood: 8 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.