Nursing home · Hertfordshire

Lea Grange Care Home

Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4UN

Not yet rated Safe: not ratedEffective: not ratedCaring: not ratedResponsive: not ratedWell-led: not rated New owner since March 2025

CQC rating

Not yet rated
No rating published yet ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Not yet rated
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Not yet rated
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Not yet rated
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Not yet rated
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Not yet rated

The home changed owner in March 2025. ?

Earlier ratings ?

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

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How it compares in Hertfordshire

Lea Grange Care Home is in the Not yet rated tier ?, with 28 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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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Meadow Acres
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Harpenden Springs
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    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Sunny View House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Lea Grange Care Home in brief

Lea Grange Care Home is one of 246 care homes in Hertfordshire: a 63-bed nursing home in Harpenden, run by Porthaven Care Homes (LG) Limited. CQC registers it to look after 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.

Porthaven Care Homes (LG) Limited has run the home since March 2025, when it changed owner. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. 92% of homes in Hertfordshire also score 5.

CQC hasn't published a rating for this home yet. This is usually because it registered recently or changed owner.