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66 & 66a Lemsford Road

66 & 66a Lemsford Road, St Albans, AL1 3PT

Inadequatepublished 28 November 2025, 9 months ago

Rated Inadequate: inspectors found the service performing badly and the CQC has taken enforcement action.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on 66 & 66a Lemsford Road on 4 April 2020. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of 66 & 66a Lemsford Road

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. April 2020Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. August 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. December 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  4. November 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  7. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 6 December 2010.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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