B & M Care

Clare Lodge Care Home

Care home in St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Operated by B & M Care

CQC Good24 beds
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address8 Battlefield Road, St Albans, AL1 4DD
Beds24

About

Clare Lodge Care Home is a 24-bed residential care home in St Albans, Hertfordshire, operated by B & M Care. The home provides residential care, specialist dementia care and respite care. It is situated in a quiet residential area close to the city centre.

Clare Lodge was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2026, receiving Good grades across all five key-question areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What's nearby

A&E: Watford General Hospital8.4 miles
  • Set back from main road noise

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

Local crime statistics

310 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Anti-social behaviour26%
violent crime25%
Shoplifting13%
Other theft9%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.

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Local health safety net

Clare Lodge Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Watford General Hospital, 7.6 miles away. The local GP practice is MALTINGS SURGERY, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Watford General Hospital · 7.6 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
MALTINGS SURGERY · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC (nearest to the town centre), by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in St. Albans

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age Concern St Albans

Hall for activities in central St Albans including two weekly day centres, and hire for age-related activities.

0.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (229773)
Charity

Harpenden Connect

Harpenden Connect is the charity set up to run a new volunteer operated hail and ride Harpenden Hopper community bus service, serving areas of the town with little or no commercial bus services. A…

4.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1172748)
Charity

Hatfield and District Age Concern

Operates Friendship House, a leisure centre serving the elderly in the Hatfield, Hertfordshire area and providing comfortable surroundings for socialising, morning coffee/tea and subsidised…

4.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (246689)
Charity

Kings Langley Good Neighbours Association

To provide voluntary assistance to residents in the Parish of Kings Langley and its immediate neighbourhood who have needs caused by age, ill-health, disability or inadequate resources.

5.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1027998)
Charity

Age UK Dacorum

Age UK Dacorum works in partnership with other voluntary and statutory agencies to provide services for older people in Dacorum and the surrounding areas. Our purpose is to improve the quality of…

5.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1098150)
Charity

Hemel Hempstead Day Centre Limited

The principle activity and objective of HHDCL is to provide a safe,high quality day centre that allows the elderly of Dacorum Borough to be involved with bespoke,stimulating and rewarding activities.

5.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (272688)

Part of B & M Care

Clare Lodge Care Home is one of 28 homes run by B & M Care on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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