No 1 Lavender Fields, Lucas Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JB
Nursing home · 10 beds · Leonard Cheshire Disability
About £82,680 a year
For a couple, two places: £3,180 a week
A live-in carer, at homeA typical week of live-in care for higher needs, such as hoisting or someone in bed most of the day
Staying at home could cost about £246 a week less, £12,792 over a year
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £1,825 a week less than two places.
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.
Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing is a nursing home in Hitchin, in the Hertfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 10 residents. It provides care for older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a physical disability. It is run by Leonard Cheshire Disability, which operates 34 care homes in England. The home has been registered since January 2011.
At its latest inspection, published March 2022, the CQC rated Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.
Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Hertfordshire with a fee on record typically charge about £1,530 a week for residential care and £1,590 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.
There are 255 registered care homes in Hertfordshire. The nearest to Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing include Symonds House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities, Foxholes Care Home and Westbourne Care Home, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Rated Requires Improvement; inspectors found people were safe, but care did not always support independence and governance was not reliable.
We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →
Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Hertfordshire typically charge about £1,530 a week for residential care and £1,590 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,090 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
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Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing has not published its fees. Care homes in Hertfordshire typically charge about £1,530 a week for residential care and £1,590 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
The Care Quality Commission rated Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing Requires improvement in March 2022. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Yes. Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing is registered as a care home with nursing, so registered nurses are on site. If you need nursing care the NHS pays a weekly contribution towards the nursing part of the fee.
Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing is not registered with the CQC for dementia care. If dementia care is needed, filter the Hertfordshire listing for homes that are.
Lavender Fields - Care Home with Nursing is registered for up to 10 residents.
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £980 to £1,300 a week. 82 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.
“She handled the new situation in front of her with such professionalism and I felt I could trust her 100%.”
“She was v competent and confident and we felt our mum was safe in her care. She supported us through a difficult time.”
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.
Another optionA carer moves in, so there is no move, no shared lounge and your own routine. Each carer’s profile shows their rate, experience and reviews, and you choose who to talk to.
