Care home
Frank Foster House
Residential care home in Theydon Bois, Essex
Runwood
Frank Foster House
Residential care home in Theydon Bois, Essex
Operated by Runwood
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- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Frank Foster House is an 80-bed care home on Loughton Lane in Theydon Bois, Epping, Essex. It provides residential, dementia and respite care, with support shaped around each resident's needs and preferences. Facilities include dining areas, a café or restaurant, gardens, a hair and beauty salon, lift access, Wi-Fi and a minibus, and each room has a television. Residents can join local outings, monthly community events, walks and a wellbeing and enrichment programme.
The Care Quality Commission rated the home Requires Improvement overall in its 2023 report. It graded the home Good for effectiveness and responsiveness, and Requires Improvement for safety, caring and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 19 April 2023 · Last inspected 15 February 2023
Inspectors visited Frank Foster House in February 2023, a residential home for up to 80 people that includes older adults, younger adults and people living with dementia, physical disability or sensory impairment. The report found staff had been safely recruited, received suitable training and handled medicines competently, and that people were protected from abuse and supported with choice and control. Inspectors judged fire safety and personal emergency evacuation planning as needing improvement, and found the service was not always well led.
- Staff were recruited safely and received training suited to people's needs
- Medicines were given by trained staff whose competence was checked by management
- Staff knew how to recognise abuse and felt comfortable raising concerns with the registered manager
- People's views were listened to and acted upon, giving them a direct say in how the home runs
- Management of fire safety risks needs to improve
- Personal emergency evacuation plans need to improve
- Inspectors made recommendations about staffing levels, staff deployment and audit processes
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
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseAmple
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
28 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 | — |
| Respite (short stay) | 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
Frank Foster House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is King George Hospital, 6.2 miles away. The local GP practice is FOREST PRACTICE, 1.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Part of Runwood
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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