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?★Outstanding
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Fosse House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 11 other homes in Hertfordshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Fosse House is one of 246 care homes in Hertfordshire: a 81-bed residential care home in St Albans, run by Quantum Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Hertfordshire has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in September 2026. In Hertfordshire, 92% of homes score 5. 11 other homes in Hertfordshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Quantum Care Limited runs 23 care homes, and 14 of the 19 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.4 km away, Fonthill House is rated Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from August 2018, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from August 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 53% of ratings in Hertfordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
