Riverside Place

Welltower

Riverside Place

Care home in Ware, Hertfordshire

Operated by Aria Healthcare Group

CQC Good72 beds
AddressPlaxton Way, Ware, SG12 7FB
Beds72

About

Riverside Place is a 72-bed care home in Ware, East Hertfordshire, operated by Welltower. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with all key questions — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led — graded Good in the 2022 inspection report.

What's nearby

GP surgery800 m
A&E: Princess Alexandra Hospital5.3 miles
Pub or bar300 m
  • Near a main road

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

93 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime32%
Anti-social behaviour24%
Criminal damage & arson11%
Other theft10%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.

What Hertfordshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Riverside Place is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Princess Alexandra Hospital, 5.3 miles away. The local GP practice is DOLPHIN HOUSE SURGERY, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Princess Alexandra Hospital · 5.3 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
DOLPHIN HOUSE SURGERY · 0.5 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Ware

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age Concern Ware

The clubs The Keep Fit ??? Wednesday morningDancing ??? Thursday afternoonWhist ??? meets on Wednesday afternoonsOver Sixties ??? meets on Friday afternoonsA luncheon club is held on a Tuesday of…

0.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (210380)
Charity

Carers in Hertfordshire

The charity seeks to provide information and support to family carers who are elderly disabled or chronically sick and to advance public education about family caring, involve carers in…

2.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1085491)
Charity

Moorlands Home Link

The object of the CIO is to relieve the needs of those persons residing in the area of operation who are socially isolated, elderly or mentally or physically disabled by the provision of support…

2.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1158361)
Charity

Age Concern Harlow

The aims and objectives of the group are to further charitable purposes for the benefit of the elderly in the district of Harlow. In furtherance of these objectives to co-ordinate and supplement…

6.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (264451)
Charity

Harlow Stroke Support, Rehab Centre

We run these non-medical rehab groups:2 social and Rehab sessions, 1 for under 65s one for anyone having had a Stroke or carer. These sessions work on building confidence and concentration ,a…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1099071)
Charity

Friends of the Hailey Day Centre

The Trust provides a wide and diverse range of activities for older people in Sawbridgeworth. Activities include quizzes, outings, keep fit, cooked lunches, cinema experience, chiropody, hearing…

7.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1030820)

Part of Aria Healthcare Group

Riverside Place is one of 43 homes run by Aria Healthcare Group on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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