Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Clare Lodge Care Home

8 Battlefield Road, St Albans, AL1 4DD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago
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Clare Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in St Albans, run by B & M Investments Limited (part of B & M Care). It has 24 registered beds and supports older people and people living with dementia.

CQC rated it Good overall in July 2026, and Good in all five key questions. Across Hertfordshire, 77% of the 216 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 31 July 2026 Rated 1 month ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Clare Lodge Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 120 other homes in Hertfordshire. Of the 216 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 9 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (5%)
  • Good 121 (49%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 24 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 48 (20%)
  • Inadequate 2 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 29 (12%)

Half of Hertfordshire's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

B & M Investments Limited runs 8 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Outstanding, 3 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Tremona Care Home
    Watford, Hertfordshire · WD17 4QY · Residential care home · 44 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • White Plains Care Home
    Denham, Buckinghamshire · UB9 5DE · Residential care home · 48 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Greenhill Care Home
    Barnet, Hertfordshire · EN4 0PH · Residential care home · 67 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Lodge Care Home
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5BW · Residential care home · 45 beds
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Chesham Bois Manor
    Chesham, Buckinghamshire · HP5 1NE · Residential care home · 48 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Templemore Care Home
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN5 6AA · Residential care home · 65 beds
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 5 months ago

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Care homes nearby

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    St Albans, Hertfordshire · AL1 3PT · Residential care home · 11 beds0.3 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 9 months ago
  • Strathmore Lodge
    St Albans, Hertfordshire · AL1 3SP · Residential care home · 19 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Alban Manor Nursing Home
    St. Albans, Hertfordshire · AL3 5QP · Nursing home · 80 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Beau Sejour Care Services
    St Albans, Hertfordshire · AL1 5DL · Residential care home · 10 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Verulam House Nursing Home
    St. Albans, Hertfordshire · AL3 4DH · Nursing home · 50 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Orchard Nursing Home
    St. Albans, Hertfordshire · AL1 5HL · Nursing home · 63 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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