Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Vesta Lodge

Watling View, St Albans, AL1 2PB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 26 September 2019 Rated 7 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 ?

  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Vesta 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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Other homes run by Quantum Care Limited

23 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 13 Good, 5 Requires improvement, 4 Not yet rated.

  • Belmont View
    Hertford, Hertfordshire · SG13 7NY · Residential care home · 85 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Fosse House
    St Albans, Hertfordshire · AL3 4LA · Residential care home · 81 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Mountbatten Lodge
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 4EX · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Willow Court
    Harpenden, Hertfordshire · AL5 5SD · Residential care home · 81 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Anson Court
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire · AL7 2FF · Nursing home · 75 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Beane River View
    Hertford, Hertfordshire · SG14 3UD · Residential care home · 40 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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About Vesta Lodge

Quantum Care Limited runs Vesta Lodge, a residential care home in St Albans, Hertfordshire with room for 61 residents. CQC registers it to look after 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.

It is one of 23 homes run by Quantum Care Limited. 14 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Fonthill House (Outstanding), 1.1 km away. 121 other homes in Hertfordshire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 92% of homes in Hertfordshire also score 5.

Its CQC rating, from September 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in March 2017, was the same. 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).