B & M Care
The Radley Care Home
Residential care home in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Operated by B & M Care
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About
The Radley Care Home is a purpose-built home in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, on the former MGM-British Studios site, close to local amenities and Elstree's BBC Television Studios. Run by B&M Care, it has 57 registered beds and provides residential, dementia and respite care, including complex dementia support, early onset dementia care and care for adults under 65.
Residents have access to lounges, a dining area, a coffee shop, a cinema, a bar, a hair salon and a balcony lounge. Engagement leads arrange activities such as baking, painting and weekly group takeaways, and residents can also use The Hideaway, a countryside retreat with a reminiscence museum. Fees are all-inclusive, covering accommodation, care, activities, dining and laundry. The Care Quality Commission rates the home Requires Improvement overall (report published 2023). Its key-question grades are Good for effective, caring and responsive care, and Requires Improvement for safe and well-led care.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 19 June 2023 · Last inspected 5 June 2023
Inspectors looked at medicines handling, infection control, and the wider quality of care at this 36-bed home, which supports older people living with dementia and people with a learning disability. Staff were described as kind, attentive and well informed about individual needs, with people taking part in tailored activities and having real choice over their surroundings. Inspectors found that the home's approach to monitoring medicines and its understanding of abuse reporting still needed strengthening.
- Staff were described as caring, respectful of privacy and dignity, and responsive to individual needs
- People had meaningful, personalised activities and opportunities to try new things
- The environment was clean, well equipped and suited to people's sensory and physical needs
- Staff worked with people to plan for periods of distress, limiting restrictions to what was necessary
- Medicines were not always monitored safely enough to achieve the best health outcomes, which is a breach of regulation
- Not all staff fully understood the different forms of abuse or who to report concerns to outside the organisation
- Auditing systems needed review to ensure they identify ongoing monitoring needs for health conditions and medicines
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
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected December 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Ambulance station about 600 m away
- Fire station about 550 m away
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 SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseAmple
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
328 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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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
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £852 |
| 2025 | £906 |
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Local health safety net
The Radley Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Barnet Hospital, 2.3 miles away. The local GP practice is FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 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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