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. ?
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. ?
The home changed owner in July 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Verulam House Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 121 other homes in Hertfordshire.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Verulam House Nursing Home is a 50-bed nursing home in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, run by Welford St Albans Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Hertfordshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in August 2026. In Hertfordshire, 92% of homes score 5. Welford St Albans Ltd has run the home since July 2025, when it changed owner. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. The nearest home with a higher rating is Fonthill House (Outstanding), 1.5 km away.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2019. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2016. 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.
