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
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Abbey Lodge Care Home UNIT 1 is in the Good tier ?, with 121 other homes in Hertfordshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Mrs Meetranee Chintaram, Abbey Lodge Care Home UNIT 1 is a residential care home in St Albans, Hertfordshire with 3 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after people with mental health needs. The typical home in Hertfordshire has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Of the 3 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Mrs Meetranee Chintaram runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
Its CQC rating, from December 2017, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in November 2015, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Hertfordshire, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
