Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Lavender Lodge

390 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL4 0DU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago
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Lavender Lodge is a residential care home in St Albans, run by Psycare Limited. CQC registers it for 9 places and supports people with a learning disability or autism.

CQC rated it Good overall in November 2018, and Good in all five key questions. Across Hertfordshire, 77% of the 216 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 1 November 2018 Rated 7 years 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

Older rating. Published 1 November 2018, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Lavender Lodge 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

Psycare Limited runs 8 care homes registered with CQC: 7 Good, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Bromham Road
    Bedford · MK40 4BP · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Eltisley Manor
    St Neots, Cambridgeshire · PE19 6SR · Nursing home · 39 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Greenwood Cottage
    St Albans, Hertfordshire · AL2 3HL · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The Leys
    Bedford · MK44 1LX · Residential care home · 9 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Winnett Cottage
    Stevenage, Hertfordshire · SG2 8SH · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Lansdowne Road
    Bedford · MK40 2BY · Residential care home · 14 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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