St Anthony's

3 Mildred Avenue, Watford WD18 7DY
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  • St Anthony's, Watford
St Anthony's is a home from home style care home for the elderly specialising in dementia care. Situated in a quiet residential area, close to the Centre of Watford, it is convenient for bus routes as well being close to the Rickmansworth Road (A412) and Cassiobury Park, St Michael's Church (C of E).

The vision is to provide the best quality care and deliver an activity programme created to benefit physical, mental and social well-being. The dedicated team of care staff are trained in all aspects of care and are all experienced in supporting residents living with dementia. Their primary objective will be to make you feel that St Anthony's is your home, not "a home", providing the highest standard of care in a warm friendly environment .

There are 21 comfortable bedrooms, lounge and dining rooms, delightfully landscape garden and separate washing facilities. Traditional meals provide a balanced diet and ensure healthy eating for all residents.

The lovely garden is the perfect space for leisurely walks, entertaining and games and sports.

The Activity Programme focuses on mind, body and soul through a range of activities such as fitness classes, musical entertainment, arts and crafts, baking, flower arranging and reminiscence games. By getting involved with the activity programme, residents see improvements in their physical health and their emotional well-being.

The team provide residential, respite, dementia and palliative care packages tailored to the needs of each individual within a homely setting.

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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 22 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1000 – £1100
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1000 – £1200
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1000 – £1100
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1000 – £1200

Fees vary according to care needs and room category.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact St Anthony's to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Beth Kahuri (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 50+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (20)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (1)

Visiting

  • Visitors are welcome every day of the week between 10am to 5.30pm. Kindly avoid lunch time which 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Visitors to inform a member of staff if not well, or if taking their relative out for the day.

Parking

  • Parking is free, visitors will have to inform members of staff to have car registered on arrival.

St Anthony's Reviews (47)

9.8

St Anthony's has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.780) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Anthony's has 47 reviews.

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Review from Thomas W (Husband of Resident) published on 4 January 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care home and all the staff were very very good.


My wife would go there again if needed. Very friendly and helpful.

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Review from John B (Nephew of Resident) published on 24 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My aunt moved into St Anthony's almost 3 years ago and I have visited here on a weekly basis ever since. I have always found the home to be warm, clean and tidy and the staff are very friendly and professional putting the resident's well-being first. There is regular entertainment including sing-a-longs
and quizzes. For those able to attend they have an annual summer trip to Ruislip Lido for a pub lunch, an August BBQ where relatives and friends are welcome, a trip into Watford town for Christmas shopping followed by afternoon tea and cakes. It's good to visit and know when leaving that my aunt is safe, happy and well cared for.
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Review from Sarah S (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Home is run very efficiently. Lovely welcoming staff. Not the most up-to-date furniture wise but certainly adequate for needs. Have been accommodating for my father who was wrongly discharged from the hospital. Good choice of food and accommodate likes/dislikes on daily basis.
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Review from Carol T (Wife of Resident) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When my husband and myself first went to the home the owners and staff greeted us very warmly. Every time we visited, nothing was too much trouble. The home has a very warm and friendly atmosphere and is like a home from home. The rooms are all a good size and staff are all aware of the people being
residents or visitors coming and going and always greet you by name. Each resident has their own carer. I myself, cannot fault the home about anything.
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Review from I L (Son of Resident) published on 8 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Friendly and homely environment offered. Staff helpful and friendly.
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Review from Robert K (Nephew of Resident) published on 8 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can only speak for my Aunt but she appears to be as happy as I've ever known her to be. The staff are always warm and welcoming. The home is clean and warm and the rooms (as far as I can see) are highly satisfactory. With some very challenging circumstances at times, it is my belief that the home
functions very well indeed and the residents that I meet seem very contented.
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Review from Walter C (Partner of Resident) published on 13 October 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I find the residents very clean and tidy. Manager and staff are very good.
Reply from Beth Kahuri, Manager at St Anthony's

Our activities programme is under review and we are presently carrying out interviews and looking to employ an activities co-ordinator.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.780)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.780) out of 10 for St Anthony's is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.780 for St Anthony's is calculated as follows: ( (193 Excellents x 5) + (52 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 246 Ratings = 4.78
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for St Anthony's is based on 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 22 registered maximum number of service users is 4.4, which has been reached with 21 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 26 Jul 2017

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

No Bed Vacancies

Posted: 09 Sep 2025

No Current Bed / Place Vacancies

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Meet the Team (4)

Beth

Beth Kahuri

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2009

Registered Manager - NVQ level-4 in management.

Veronica

Veronica Vorobet

Job Title: Deputy manager Joined: 2016

NVQ 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (Adult Residential Management).

Yaseswini

Yaseswini Tammineni

Job Title: Senior Carer Joined: 2022

Qualified registered physician in India.

Chulani

Chulani Fernando

Job Title: Activity Coordinator Joined: 2023

Teacher in Sri Lanka
Care certificate completed

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