Boars Tye House
Residential care home in Witham, Essex
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About
Boars Tye House is a 27-bed care home in Witham, Essex, providing residential and dementia care. The home is independently run and supports older people and those living with dementia, offering residential, respite and palliative care alongside its main provision. The Care Quality Commission rated the home as Requires Improvement in 2022, with Effective, Caring and Responsive services rated Good, though Safe and Well-led were assessed as Requires Improvement.
The home operates as a single, family-owned establishment rather than part of a larger group, with residents receiving care from a consistent team under unified fees and management.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 19 August 2022 · Last inspected 6 July 2022
Inspectors found that risk assessments and care plans were in place and that people told them they felt safe, but not all risks were identified or managed well enough to prevent avoidable harm. The report also raises concerns about medicines handling and about some concerns not being reported promptly.
- People said they felt safe living in the home.
- Risk assessments and care plans were in place.
- A complaints procedure exists and complaints were being responded to.
- People were supported to make choices and keep control of their lives, with staff using the least restrictive approach in their best interests.
- Not all risks to people's safety and wellbeing had been identified and reduced.
- Medicines were not always managed safely, and people did not always receive them as prescribed.
- Some of the provider's quality monitoring systems did not identify problems that inspectors found.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
Food hygiene rating
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected August 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
154 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Essex council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £807 |
| 2025 | £849 |
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Local health safety net
Boars Tye House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Broomfield Hospital, 8.6 miles away. The local GP practice is SILVER END SURGERY, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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