There are 26 CQC-registered home care agencies in St Albans (including Harpenden Town, Redbourn and Sandridge) listed on Docorix. 14 currently hold a CQC rating: 11 rated Good or Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate. 12 have not yet been rated under their current registration.
CQC register data updated 4 October 2026 · ratings link to each provider’s official CQC report
The local picture
St Albans, at a glance.
Service counts use the directory’s existing area coverage. Register data updated 4 October 2026.
Map shows the providers on the current results page.
Top 10 home care agencies in St Albans by CQC rating
How we rank: only by the official CQC rating – Outstanding first, then Good, most recently inspected first. Providers cannot pay to appear here. Services the CQC has not yet rated are listed further down the page.
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Abbots Care Limited (Hertfordshire)
Outstanding
AL1
Rated Outstanding for Caring and Well-led. Rating published October 2025.
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Harrall Care Services Limited t/a Home Instead Senior Care
Outstanding
AL3
Rated Outstanding for Caring and Well-led. Rating published June 2019.
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Realm Staffing Solutions
Good
AL1
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published August 2022.
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Medcom Personnel
Good
AL1
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published August 2021.
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Sama Healthcare
Good
AL1
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published February 2020.
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Bluebird Care St Albans
Good
AL3
Rated Outstanding for Caring. Rating published February 2020.
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Camphill Village Trust – St Albans
Good
AL1
Rated Outstanding for Responsive. Rating published April 2019.
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Helping Hands Harpenden
Good
AL1
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published March 2019.
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YourLife (St Albans)
Good
AL1
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published December 2018.
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SureCare Hertfordshire
Good
AL3
Rated Good in all five areas the CQC inspects. Rating published November 2018.
Choosing home care agencies in St Albans
Home care agencies send care workers to help with washing, dressing, meals and medication in your own home. Ask about minimum visit lengths, how continuity of carers is maintained, what happens if a carer is late, and whether the agency works with your local council. The CQC rating shows how the agency performed at its last inspection.
Frequently asked questions
How many home care agencies are there in St Albans?
Docorix lists 26 CQC-registered home care agencies in St Albans, taken from the Care Quality Commission register (last updated 4 October 2026).
Which home care agencies in St Albans are rated Outstanding?
2 are currently rated Outstanding by the CQC: Abbots Care Limited (Hertfordshire) and Harrall Care Services Limited t/a Home Instead Senior Care.
Where do these ratings come from?
Ratings are published by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. We show each provider’s current rating with its publication date and link to the full CQC report. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
