Nursing home · Hertfordshire

Alexandra Care Home

46 Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5BP

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 4 August 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2015GoodSECRW previous owner
  • February 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Alexandra Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 49 other homes in Hertfordshire. 76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (5%)
  • Good 122 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 23 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 50 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 29 (12%)

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Care homes nearby

  • The Lodge Care Home
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5BW · Residential care home · 45 beds0.1 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Jasmine House
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 4AB · Residential care home · 6 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • St Pauls Care Centre
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5XW · Nursing home · 88 beds0.6 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Walsingham Support - 39 Adeyfield Road
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5DP · Residential care home · 6 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Cherry Tree Manor
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 5LB · Residential care home · 58 beds1.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 11 months ago
  • Mountbatten Lodge
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 4EX · Residential care home · 60 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Healthcare Homes (Spring) Limited

6 care homes in total: 4 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Kingsmead Care Home
    Swindon · SN1 3LJ · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Ladymead Care Home
    Swindon · SN4 9BY · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Oaktree Care Home
    Bristol, South Gloucestershire · BS37 7PJ · Nursing home · 78 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Romford Grange Care Home
    Romford, Havering · RM5 3DU · Nursing home · 41 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Albany Care Home
    Oxford, Oxfordshire · OX3 7SN · Nursing home · 38 beds
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Alexandra Care Home

Alexandra Care Home is one of 246 care homes in Hertfordshire: a 76-bed nursing home in Hemel Hempstead, run by Healthcare Homes (Spring) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Hertfordshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in August 2022. That matches its previous rating, from April 2022.

Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. Healthcare Homes (Spring) Limited runs 6 care homes, and 4 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Lodge Care Home (Good), 0.1 km away.