Milford Lodge Care Home
Priory End, Hitchin, SG4 9AL · Hertfordshire · East of England
60 beds · operated by Colleycare Limited, part of B & M Care
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (26 Jul 2019), the rating is 6 years old, and 5 of this operator's 19 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- Well-ledRequires improvement26 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 6 years old — published 26 Jul 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 5 of 19 of Colleycare 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 | 26 Jul 2019 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Jul 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Jul 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Jul 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Jul 2019 |
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 — 18 other locations
Other active services registered to Colleycare Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyns Care Home | Good19 Sep 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| Bury Lodge Care Home | Requires improvement4 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Buckinghamshire |
| Dalton Lodge | Good31 Dec 2025 | Waltham Forest |
| Lakeside Residential Home | Requires improvement11 Aug 2023 | Reading |
| Osbourne Court | Good24 Jun 2025 | Hertfordshire |
| Ryeview Manor Care Home | Good14 Mar 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Buckinghamshire |
| St Andrews Care Home | Good14 May 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| St Anns Care Home | Good3 Oct 2023 | North Northamptonshire |
| St Brendan's Care Home | Good18 Mar 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Bracknell Forest |
| St Joseph's Care Home | Good18 Oct 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| St Lauras | Good13 Jan 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| St Leonards Care Home | Requires improvement31 May 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Buckinghamshire |
…and 6 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 30 May 2014
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- On CQC’s site
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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.