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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Villa Scalabrini is a 53-bed residential care home in Shenley, Hertfordshire. The home is its own registered provider. 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.
Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 92% of homes in Hertfordshire also score 5. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in March 2020. Caring, responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe and effective as Good. Its previous rating, in August 2017, was Good, so the home has improved. 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.
