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?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Bricket Wood Care Limited is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 49 other homes in Hertfordshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in St Albans, Hertfordshire, Bricket Wood Care Limited is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Hertfordshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
The nearest home with a higher rating is HSN Care (Bricket Wood) (Good), 0.6 km away. In Hertfordshire, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2026. 92% of homes in Hertfordshire also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in February 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. Caring and responsive were rated Good. That is up from Inadequate in June 2022.
