Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Strathmore Lodge

2 Hall Place Gardens, St Albans, AL1 3SP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 August 2018 Rated 8 years ago ?
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2015GoodSECRW

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

Strathmore Lodge is in the Good tier ?, with 121 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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Strathmore Lodge at a glance

Strathmore Lodge is a 19-bed residential care home in St Albans, Hertfordshire, run by ODK Care Hotels Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

Its CQC rating, from August 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in July 2017. 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).

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. 121 other homes in Hertfordshire share its tier, “Good”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.