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. ?
Run by Psycare Limited, Greenwood Cottage is a residential care home in St Albans, Hertfordshire with 6 registered beds. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Hertfordshire has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
In November 2017, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from November 2015. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 53% of homes in Hertfordshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
7 of Psycare Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 1.4 km away, Tenterden House Care Home is rated Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
