Which nursing homes are there in Hatfield?

Three nursing homes in Hatfield are listed on this page: Howe Dell Manor, Hatfield Manor, and Hatfield Nursing Home. Each is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide nursing care, and each profile carries the registration details and the most recent inspection judgement. Because the list is short, reading all three reports before you make contact is realistic and worth the time. Availability will depend on whether a suitable bed is free when you enquire.

What is the difference between a nursing home and a residential care home?

A residential care home provides personal care, support with daily living, supervision, and company from trained care staff. A nursing home provides that and keeps registered nurses on duty, so it can meet clinical needs that a residential home cannot. All three providers on this page are registered as nursing homes. The distinction affects both the weekly fee and the funding available, including NHS funded nursing care.

What should I ask when visiting a nursing home in Hatfield?

Ask how many registered nurses are on shift during the day and overnight, and how the home covers sickness and annual leave. Ask how medicines are handled, how pressure care and continence needs are met, and how fast medical help arrives when a resident becomes unwell. Where a home has been asked to improve, ask exactly what the inspector found, what has been done since, and what evidence exists for it. Trust what you observe in the communal areas as much as what you are told.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Hatfield?

Contact Hertfordshire County Council adult social care and ask for an assessment of needs, which a relative can request with the person's consent. The assessment is free and places no obligation on you. An assessor will consider what the person can manage, what support is already provided, and whether nursing care is the right level. If the person is in hospital, let the ward team know so that the two processes move in step.

Can Hertfordshire County Council fund a nursing home placement?

It can, where a care needs assessment finds the person eligible and a financial assessment shows they qualify for help with the cost. Hertfordshire County Council is responsible for both stages, and the contribution depends on income and capital. Anyone needing care from a registered nurse in a nursing home should also receive NHS funded nursing care towards the nursing portion of the fee. Where the placement is driven mainly by health needs, NHS continuing healthcare may fund it outright.

How far in advance should I start looking for a nursing home in Hatfield?

Start as early as you can, because nursing beds are scarcer than residential places and this list has only three homes on it. A month or two gives you room to visit, read the reports, and raise the inspection findings with each manager. Where a hospital discharge is driving the timetable, speak to the ward and the social care team at the same time. An assessment already completed makes a placement at short notice much easier to arrange.

Nursing Homes in Hatfield

Hatfield has 3 CQC registered nursing homes. 1 is rated Good, 2 Requires improvement. 2 of the 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Hatfield at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Hatfield, to help you judge the options below.

Hertfordshire County Council pays, residential care: £906 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,585 to £1,856, median £1,700
Care home beds filled across Hertfordshire: 86%. The 12 month average is 85%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 90. Hertfordshire average is 79.
People aged 75 and over: 10,400. Rising to 12,200 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 1 changed owner, covering 7 beds.
Who pays, across Hertfordshire (estimate): 34% council, 49% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 3,100. Rising to 4,200 by 2035, up 34%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Sandyhurst 1 Welwyn By Pass Road Welwyn. Application for a 66 bed care home. Submitted 12 June 2026. Decision pending. (3.7 miles away)

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a nursing home in Hatfield

Nursing care is for people whose needs have moved beyond what personal care alone can meet, whether because medication has grown complex, wounds need dressing, or a condition is advancing. All three homes on this page are registered as nursing homes, so registered nurses are on duty at each. With a list this short and ratings this mixed, the work lies in reading the evidence rather than narrowing the field.

Taking the ratings seriously without taking them literally

Howe Dell Manor holds a Good rating. Hatfield Manor and Hatfield Nursing Home have each been asked to improve. A Requires Improvement judgement covers a wide span, from shortcomings in record keeping to failings that affected residents directly, so the only way to know which applies is to read the report. Check which of the five key questions the concern sat under, how recently the inspection took place, and what the home says has changed since. Ask the manager about it plainly and weigh how candid the reply is.

What to look for in person

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight and how absence is covered, since staffing is the usual root of inspection concerns. Ask how medication is checked and recorded, how pressure care and continence are managed, and how quickly a doctor is called when someone deteriorates. Ask what has changed since the last inspection and ask to see the evidence for it. Then look at the residents and judge for yourself whether they appear comfortable and well attended.

Arranging and funding care in Hatfield

The care needs assessment

Any adult who appears to need care and support can request a free assessment of their needs, and a relative may ask on their behalf with their agreement. Hertfordshire County Council carries out the assessment and arranges funded support for people who meet the eligibility criteria. The assessment also serves to establish whether nursing care is the appropriate level, so it is worth requesting while you are still deciding. Where the person is in hospital, the discharge team usually begins the process.

Fees and financial help

If support is agreed, a financial assessment of income and capital sets what the authority pays and what the person contributes. Anyone assessed as needing care from a registered nurse in a nursing home is entitled to NHS funded nursing care, paid to the home towards the nursing element whoever meets the rest. Where the primary need is a health need, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the full cost. Ask each home for its weekly fee in writing together with a list of what sits outside it.

3 nursing homes in Hatfield

Manor · Hatfield, Hertfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
Nursing Home · Hatfield, Hertfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
Howe Dell Manor · Hatfield, Hertfordshire · CQC Good

What care costs in Hertfordshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 12 Hertfordshire homes. Median £1,700.	£906	£1,585 to £1,856
Nursing care East of England figure, because too few Hertfordshire homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,935.	£1,036	£1,800 to £2,126
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 12 Hertfordshire homes. Median £1,766.	Not published separately	£1,678 to £1,874
Nursing dementia care East of England figure, because too few Hertfordshire homes publish this price. 10 homes. Median £1,940.	Not published separately	£1,870 to £2,100

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Hatfield Manor, 4 March 2026, Requires improvement
Howe Dell Manor, 28 October 2023, Good
Hatfield Nursing Home, 7 April 2023, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Hatfield Nursing Home, 7 April 2023, Requires improvement
Howe Dell Manor, 28 October 2023, Good
Hatfield Manor, 4 March 2026, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Hatfield

How many nursing homes are there in Hatfield?

Hatfield has 3 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Good, 2 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Hatfield?

Hertfordshire County Council pays an average of £906 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,585 to £1,856 a week. Middle half of prices from 12 Hertfordshire homes. Median £1,700. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which nursing homes in Hatfield were inspected most recently?

Hatfield Manor (4 March 2026), Howe Dell Manor (28 October 2023) and Hatfield Nursing Home (7 April 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Hertfordshire

CQC register adds a new care home in North Hertfordshire: Monread Lodge (5 November 2026)

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