Clare Lodge Care Home
8 Battlefield Road, St Albans, AL1 4DD · Hertfordshire · East of England
24 beds · operated by B & M Investments Limited, part of B & M Care
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 8 years old, and 2 of this operator's 7 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 8 years old — published 23 May 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 7 of B & M Investments Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 May 2018 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 May 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 May 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 May 2018 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 23 May 2018 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 7 other locations
Other active services registered to B & M Investments Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Chesham Bois Manor | Requires improvement22 Jul 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Buckinghamshire |
| Greenhill Care Home | Good28 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Hillview Care Home | Not yet rated | Hertfordshire |
| Templemore Care Home | Requires improvement23 Mar 2026 | West Northamptonshire |
| The Lodge Care Home | Good11 Jun 2026 | Hertfordshire |
| Tremona Care Home | Outstanding28 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| White Plains Care Home | Outstanding31 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Buckinghamshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 6 May 2011
- Beds
- 24
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-120671520
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.