Boars Tye House

20 Boars Tye Road, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CM8 3QA

01376584515

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

6 July 2022

Provider

Boars Tye Residential Home Ltd

Beds

27 beds

About Boars Tye House

Boars Tye House is a residential care home in Essex, offering a familiar and homely setting for older people and their families. The team there understands how significant the decision to move into a care home can be, and they aim to make residents feel comfortable and at ease from the very beginning. Families considering care in the area will find a place where staff work to support the people living there in their day-to-day lives.

Boars Tye Farm Residential Home provides personal care to up to 27 people in a single adapted building, with some residents living with dementia. At inspection, 23 people were using the service. While risk assessments and care plans existed, not all risks to people's safety and wellbeing had been identified or mitigated.

People told inspectors they felt safe, but the systems in place did not always protect them from avoidable harm. Medicines were not always safely managed and people did not consistently receive their prescribed medications.

The home had systems to monitor service quality, though these had not identified the issues found during inspection. Concerns had not always been reported to appropriate bodies in a timely way. A complaints procedure was in place and complaints were being responded to.

Staff supported people to have maximum choice and control over their lives, using the least restrictive practices possible and acting in their best interests, with policies in place to support this approach.

Source: CQC inspection report, 20 August 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairments

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 27 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CM8 3QA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 20 August 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 6 July 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 13 March 2020: Good
CaringPublished 13 March 2020: Good
ResponsivePublished 13 March 2020: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Boars Tye House's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Boars Tye House, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Boars Tye House, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Boars Tye House's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees