Clare Lodge Care Home

8 Battlefield Road, St Albans AL1 4DD
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9.8 30 Reviews
  • Clare Lodge Care Home, St Albans
Clare Lodge is ideally situated in a quiet leafy residential road, very close of all major amenities in St Albans City centre and yet still very close to the countryside.

Clare Lodge is a purpose built, mock-Tudor style home, which has been tastefully furnished to a high standard and equipped as one of B&M Care's superior homes. This home opened in Summer 2008 and has been re-born on the same site of the original Clare Lodge, which was B&M Care's first ever home.

This small and friendly home has 24 en-suite bedrooms, 20 with showers, and all of which may be personalised.

Clare Lodge offers a choice of lounges and a stylish dining room, activities room and a large terraced area leading to the garden. The beautifully manicured private gardens at Clare Lodge offer a safe environment, with easy access pathways and terracing.

Clare Lodge offers long term residential care and short stay respite breaks for older people. The home can also offer care to older people whom may be experiencing an early onset dementia.

The home's Activities Organiser arranges a varied social calendar of meaningful, appropriate activities and entertainment, including trips to places of interest.

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Care Provided by Clare Lodge Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 24 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Challenging Behaviour/Psychosis
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Neuropathic
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Gina Edwards (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (24)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (24)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for Clare Lodge Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,450
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,450
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,450
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,450
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Clare Lodge Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Stairlift
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Clare Lodge Care Home Reviews (30)

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9.8

Clare Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.825) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Clare Lodge Care Home has 30 reviews.

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Review from Joyce E (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 11 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

There were many aspects of my stay that were excellent. All of the staff were helpful, warm and caring, in particular, a senior carer with his cheerful disposition, and head cook for whom nothing was too much trouble. Her cooking was absolutely superb and she was wonderful in assisting me with cutting
up food.
The assistant manager was both sympathetic and empathetic. One of the night staff was very kind and humane and an excellent conversationalist.
A few negatives, I feel that the home is understaffed, particularly at night, with only two carers on duty for twenty-four residents. If I rang my bell, I had to wait a long time for somebody to come. The bed was too low and the light too dim to read by.
To end on a positive note, it was lovely to have my bed changed every day. Also, the room and other facilities were spotlessly clean.

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Review from Yvonne D (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My dad has been living at Clare Lodge for just over two years. My mum had passed away and he had developed early onset Alzheimers and was not looking after himself. We found Clare Lodge and have not looked back. The home is perfect for him and the staff are lovely and very caring to all residents. He
loves the food and is extremely happy. Clare Lodge arranged regular activities including trips our which he makes the most of. I highly recommend Clare Lodge. As my dad says "I am fed and well looked after what more could I ask for". Thank you to the staff of Clare Lodge for helping improve his quality of life.

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Review from A A (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mother has been happy here and enjoys talking to the staff who she feels comfortable with. The staff always make me feel welcome and are ready to answer any questions.

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Review from Patricia S (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has just moved to Clare Lodge, St Albans from another care home.
Her demeanour, mobility, cleanliness has improved far beyond our expectations. She interacts more and is always smiling. The care she now receives is excellent calm, clean and a happy atmosphere. Always attentive activities
most days. The food is amazing and I cannot praise the manager and staff enough.

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Review from J L (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A caring and attentive home that delivers more than the required level of care. My mother is treated as an individual and enjoys the trips our and in-house activities.

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Review from Alison E (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 20 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a family, we have been delighted with Clare Lodge. Our mum is so well loved and looked after and we feel very comfortable here. Anyone can visit anytime and the staff are all outstanding.


Personally, I found it hard to let go of being my mother in law's main carer and the staff have been very

accommodating with me.


We thank you from all of our hearts. Outstanding.


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Review from P W (Wife of Resident) published on 28 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband has only been in Clare Lodge for a few weeks, but I find the staff to be helpful and kind and this is helping him to settle down in this new environment. His room is very pleasant and he is able to move around freely.

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Review from N W (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Clare Lodge is a welcoming place, which always has staff around and things going on. My mother, who really didn't want to go into a home, enjoys it there, and has been happier there than for the previous decade. She also likes the freedom to go to her room, or one of the living areas or outside at she
wishes.
Her health has been much better and she has only been ill once. Staff are friendly and communicate well. The only reservation is that she doesn't wash enough, but she mostly refuses, and they don't feel they can make/persuade her.

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Review from F B (Daughter of Resident) published on 18 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

This is a small friendly residential home with kind and caring staff. We have generally been pleased with the amount of care shown to my mother, the responses to her needs and the attempts made to include her in communal activities.

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Review from OS (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff do everything possible to treat each resident as an individual. The manager is always available to listen and come up with creative ways to change situations which can be made better.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.825)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.825) out of 10 for Clare Lodge Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 10 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.825 for Clare Lodge Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (100 Excellents x 5) + (19 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.825

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Clare Lodge Care Home is based on 10 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 24 registered maximum number of service users is 4.8, which has been reached with 10 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 23 May 2018

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  • Caring

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Bed Vacancies

2 Bed Vacancies

posted 14 Mar 2025

Private Residential and Low Needs Dementia


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Meet the Team (1)

Gina

Gina Edwards

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2021

Gina worked in retail management before starting her career in social care, as a Care Assistant, in 1998. She decided to pursue a career in a field that she felt had a purpose, and was more meaningful, so far as to make a positive difference in the lives of older people. During these years Gina qualified as a trainer, which fast became her primary role within the care home setting; supporting staff to provide best practices and excellence in care standards. This cultivated her promotion to Deputy Manager - a position that she held for 10 years before joining B&M Care in August 2021 as Home Manager of Clare Lodge.