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Highest rated care homes in Hertfordshire (2026)

These 167 services hold one of the regulator's two highest grades (of 219 inspected). Order: Outstanding, then Good, latest inspections first. No placement is bought.

From the CQC register · Refreshed 26 October 2026

In short

  • 253 care homes in Hertfordshire; 76% of those rated are Good or Outstanding.
  • 52 fall short of Good, and 9 are Outstanding.
  • 19% were rated in the last two years.
  • Budget roughly £1,500 a week if paying yourself (modelled).

Reference: Highest rated care homes in Hertfordshire (2026). The Care Panel, Oct 2026.

The 25 highest rated care homes in Hertfordshire

Ranked by CQC overall rating, then how recent it is. How we rank. The first 25 of 167 are shown.

  1. Cooperscroft Care Home Potters Bar · Nursing · 60 beds · Dementia Outstanding
  2. Alban Manor Nursing Home St. Albans · Nursing · 80 beds · Dementia Good
  3. Anson Court Welwyn Garden City · Nursing · 75 beds · Dementia Good
  4. Benslow Nursing Home Hitchin · Nursing · 35 beds · Dementia Good
  5. CareTech Community Services Limited - 196 High Street Rickmansworth · Residential · 12 beds Good
  6. Carpenders Park Watford · Residential · 76 beds · Dementia Good
  7. Clare Lodge Care Home St Albans · Residential · 24 beds · Dementia Good
  8. Elmside Hitchin · Residential · 69 beds · Dementia Good
  9. Foxholes Care Home Hitchin · Residential · 110 beds · Dementia Good
  10. Halcyon Days Hitchin · Residential · 57 beds · Dementia Good
  11. Heath Lodge Welwyn · Nursing · 67 beds · Dementia Good
  12. Jacobs Neurological Centre Sawbridgeworth · Nursing · 82 beds · Dementia Good
  13. Jasmine House Hemel Hempstead · Residential · 6 beds Good
  14. Kilfillan House Care Home Berkhamsted · Nursing · 30 beds · Dementia Good
  15. Layston Grove Care Home Buntingford · Residential · 66 beds · Dementia Good
  16. Luke's Place Luton · Residential · 4 beds Good
  17. Osbourne Court Baldock · Residential · 69 beds · Dementia Good
  18. Prince Michael of Kent Court Watford · Residential · 55 beds · Dementia Good
  19. Sloe Hill Residential Home Hitchin · Residential · 25 beds Good
  20. St Catherines Nursing Home Letchworth Garden City · Nursing · 39 beds · Dementia Good
  21. The Coach House Hatfield · Residential · 10 beds Good
  22. The Lodge Care Home Hemel Hempstead · Residential · 45 beds · Dementia Good
  23. Bentley House Hertford · Nursing · 90 beds · Dementia Good
  24. Bentley House Hertford · Nursing · 90 beds · Dementia Good
  25. Broxbourne Nursing Home Broxbourne · Nursing · 77 beds · Dementia Good

Town by town

What the data shows for Hertfordshire

In Hertfordshire, CQC has published 40 ratings in the past 12 months, and 1 went up, 4 moved to a lower rating, 3 were new services getting a first rating; the newest is from 22 October 2026. By CQC registrations, Quantum Care Limited is the biggest operator in Hertfordshire (18 services: 18 care homes). Next is London Paramount Care Ltd with 17.

Look closely at Well-led when you read reports for care homes in Hertfordshire: 61 of the 219 rated for it fall below Good. Outstanding ratings are most common for Responsive: 17 of 217. At the other end of the scale from the 9 Outstanding care homes, 52 of the area's rated care homes (24%) are Requires improvement or Inadequate; the England share is 17%.

How recent are the ratings? For care homes in Hertfordshire, the median age is 65 months (England: 47); 19% are under two years old. Together the 253 care homes that report their size have 9,897 beds; the typical home has 32.

Figures: CQC register, Oct 2026.

Before you choose

Treat the grade as where to begin. The report says more (look hardest at safety and leadership), and the date matters too. Then contact a minimum of two and put identical questions to each. A list to take with you.

Below £23,250 in savings, the council may contribute to fees. An assessment from Hertfordshire County Council is free of charge, regardless of savings. Funding care in Hertfordshire · What care costs in Hertfordshire

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Questions about care homes in Hertfordshire

Are any care homes in Hertfordshire rated Outstanding?

1 care home in Hertfordshire is rated Outstanding by CQC: Cooperscroft Care Home.

How many score Good or better in Hertfordshire?

Of 219 with a grade, 167 (76%) are Good or Outstanding, and 34 more are unrated so far.

What do care homes in Hertfordshire charge?

A typical self-funder fee in Hertfordshire is about £1,500 a week (our modelled estimate, not a quote). Ask each provider for its price list in writing. If savings are under £23,250, Hertfordshire County Council may help pay after a financial assessment.

What decides the order of this list?

The overall CQC grade decides the order, and the newer the inspection the higher it sits. An Outstanding from over five years ago counts as Good. Listing and position cannot be paid for.

More for Hertfordshire

Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.

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