St Albans has 4 sensory impairment care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 2 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 1 Outstanding, 1 Good and 1 Requires improvement. 1 home is not rated yet. Hertfordshire council paid on average £922 a week for a residential care place and £1,043 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).
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Run by Fonthill Care (Harry Park) Limited
Cassius Drive, Kings Park, St Albans, AL3 4GDInspected more than 4 years ago
Care home with nursing for 64 residents in St Albans, run by Fonthill Care (Harry Park) Limited. Supports dementia, older people, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.
Run by HSN Care (Bricket Wood) Limited
2-4 The Kestrels, Bucknalls Drive, Bricket Wood, St Albans, AL2 3YBInspected more than 4 years ago
HSN Care (Bricket Wood) provides an Enabled Living Service for adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities, complex needs and associated sensory or physical impairments. Its residents are primarily full-time wheelchair users who may need support with many day-to-day decisions.
Individual Support Plans are created with residents, families and health and social care professionals.
Run by Bricket Wood Care Limited
9 The Uplands, Bricket Wood, St Albans, AL2 3UWBricket Wood Care Limited supports people with learning disabilities and autism who may also have secondary mental health or sensory needs. Its six-bedroom residential home, The Uplands, is shaped around choice, control and independence within the community.
The service works with families and professionals during assessment and support planning, and can provide respite support for families in crisis.
Lea Grange Care Home provides 24-hour residential, nursing, dementia and respite care for older people in Harpenden. The home is registered for nursing care for dementia, older people, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.
Short-term stays begin at one week and can be tailored to the person’s circumstances following a pre-admission assessment.
Accessible communication and staff confidence using the methods the person needs.
Lighting, contrast, acoustics and layout adapted to residents.
Support with hearing aids, visual aids and other assistive technology.
People with sight or hearing loss may need adapted communication, lighting, acoustics, signage or technology. Ask how the home identifies and records individual communication needs.
4 sensory impairment care homes in St Albans are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).
Fonthill House.
Hertfordshire council paid on average £922 a week for residential care and £1,043 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £2,400 and £1,882. Across England the averages were £982 and £1,102 for people aged 65 and over. People who pay for their own care are often charged more, so ask each home for its weekly fee.
Ordered by the MyCareCheck score: the average of the five CQC key-question ratings (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) on a 0 to 10 scale, where Outstanding is 10, Good 8, Requires improvement 5 and Inadequate 2. Homes the CQC has not rated yet come last. No home is left out because of its rating.
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