Harwood House Ltd

Address

Harwood House Nursing Home
Spring Lane
Cookham Dean
Maidenhead
SL6 6PW

Business type

Caring Premises

Date of inspection

31 March 2026

Standards found at the time of inspection
Area inspected by food safety officer	Standards found
Hygienic food handling Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage	Generally satisfactory
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene	Very good
Management of food safety System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future	Major improvement necessary

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What the business says

We take food safety extremely seriously and would like to reassure our customers that the issues identified during this inspection have been fully addressed.

At the time of the visit, our documented food safety procedures were not being consistently followed in practice. Since then, we have taken immediate and comprehensive corrective action, including:

Retraining all staff on food hygiene, personal hygiene, cross-contamination control, stock rotation and record keeping
Strengthening management supervision and daily checks
Reviewing and updating our food safety management system to ensure it is clear, practical and fully implemented
Improving date labelling, shelf-life control, stock control and monitoring records
Introducing stricter verification procedures to ensure standards are maintained at all times

We are committed to maintaining high food hygiene standards and to continuous improvement. Management now carry out regular checks to ensure our procedures are followed consistently and accurately.

About comments made by the business

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