
Allington Court Care Home epitomises all that's good and proper in care homesK C(Husband of Resident/Service User)

I was so impressed with how comfortable clean and peaceful she wasTina B(Friend of Resident/Service User)

Allington Court has looked after Mum extremely well.Sarah S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Allington Court Care Home epitomises all that's good and proper in care homesK C(Husband of Resident/Service User)

I was so impressed with how comfortable clean and peaceful she wasTina B(Friend of Resident/Service User)

Allington Court has looked after Mum extremely well.Sarah S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Allington Court is a purpose-built dementia care home. The home is dedicated to caring for adults living with dementia, from early onset to more complex end-of-life needs, including nursing, residential, Parkinson's and short-stay care. Advanced bookings available for short-stay care.
Everything is on one floor, and the building has a circular design. This gives every room garden access, making it easier for residents to find their own way round. The...
Care Provided by Allington Court Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 44 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Pricing is subject to an assessment of care needs and the room chosen. There’s no need for your loved one to have Bupa health insurance, our Care Home is open to everyone. Please contact us for more information.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Allington Court Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Allington Court Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Bupa Care Homes
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Vijo Martin (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 40+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (44)
Visiting
- The home is open to admissions. The home is open to everyone no need for your loved one to have Bupa health insurance. We’re just off North Orbital Road on the way to the M25 and there’s lots of on-site parking. Lye Lane is the first left after the roundabout with the Shell garage and Mercure St Albans Noke Hotel on it. There’s also a local bus stop a 10-minute walk away.
Parking
- On-site parking available.
Allington Court Care Home Reviews (114)
Allington Court Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.659) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Allington Court Care Home has 114 reviews.
Staff are mediumly helpful. Good activities like spending time knitting or eating pancakes. Love my room and twin room. Can keep my curtains closed if I want.
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us your comments. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to make your stay more comfortable.
I would recommend this home to family because the staff are lovely and friendly. The activities staff pop in to do activities in my room.
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us your comments. It is lovely to hear the words lovely and friendly. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to make your stay more comfortable.
Staff are very caring and treat residents with kindness. The home is light and airy too.
Thank you for your kind words. We are very happy to hear you are satisfied with the quality of our care.
We all appreciate the social media presence so we can see pictures of him taking part in activities and the many musical concerts they seem to have. His wife is greatly comforted that he is being kept safe, healthy and entertained.
I would highly recommend Allington Court to anyone facing the difficult decision to move their loved ones suffering dementia/Alzheimer's into care. We were in your place just a few months ago and it has been a relief to find Allington.
We really appreciate you taking the time to leave us such lovely comments. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you or your family.
Love this home.
Thank you for your kind words. We are happy that you are happy living here.
Overall I like being here. The staff are very nice.
We are very happy to hear you are satisfied with the quality of our care. Thank you for the feedback.
The staff are so efficient and are always very happy and friendly when we see and speak to them. They have been absolutely fantastic from the very first day that Mum arrived. We always get very detailed updates on our mum, they are incredibly caring and kind and we know mum is really fond of them. They have been amazing at arranging regular FaceTime calls with us which have been hugely comforting during such a difficult time. We can see how much our mum enjoys spending time with them.
They have been superstars!! Very efficient, kind and considerate. They have been credibly understanding when we have been upset when Mum has been unwell and have gone above and beyond.
You should all be incredibly proud of yourselves for all the hard work, your commitment, kindness and compassion is clear for everyone to see. Thank you all!
We are very happy to hear you can feel at ease with your mother in our care.
I have been impressed by how I have been able to speak to my mother through video chat during the lockdown. The activities staff have been so helpful. When I was able to visit, I encouraged my mother to join in the activities which were varied and enjoyed. I looked at many care homes before she came here. I was most impressed with this one.
The clients of this establishment are well cared for, always well presented.
I would recommend this home to anybody who has a relatives suffering with dementia, it is purpose built and the staff are friendly and treat their clients with dignity and respect.
We really appreciate you taking the time to leave us such lovely comments. We are very happy to hear you can feel at ease with your loved one in our care. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you or your family.
Our mother came to the home after a 5-week stay in hospital. We received a very warm welcome from the start and have been very impressed with the professionalism and standard of care from the whole team. Mum has become very settled at the home which has been fantastic to see and is very comforting for us. The Facetime calls during lockdown have been a fantastic way to stay in touch and are much appreciated!
Thank you for your understanding during such a difficult time. We appreciate it is very hard not being able to see your loved one for such a long time. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help.
Staff were very helpful and accommodating towards us and dealt with issues as and when they arose. Mum seems settled in her surroundings.
It is always nice to hear from family members feeling like their loved one is cared for and looked after. Thank you for your kind words.
Very happy...
Nice staff, they look after me.
I would recommend to family/friends.
Staff are very nice.
All staff are most considerate and try their hardest to please the residents.
Thank you for your praise.
I recommend this home. Very nice staff.
Thank you for your kind words.
I have been in the home for a while and everyone is really nice.
We are happy to hear you feel like a part of our Allington family.
We particularly like their method of toileting for service users - very satisfying that service users are kept as dry as possible. As well, if the service user says they need the toilet outside of the toileting regime, they are dealt with almost immediately.
Well done Allington! It means a lot to service users.
Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate the praise and please let us know if we can help you or your family any further.
Clean, well-managed.
Thank you for your review, Malcolm.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 19 January 2024Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
1 Bed Vacancy
Posted: 11 July 2026Spacious rooms available for dementia care – long and short stay care available. All rooms are tastefully decorated, some overlooking the home’s attractive gardens. Residents can bring items from home such as ornaments, photos and small items of furniture to make more homely.
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Awards / Recognitions (8)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Bupa Care Homes
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Bupa Care Homes
- 28 Feb 2023Recipient: Bupa Care Homes
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