Desborough Care - The Firs
- Care home
- 9 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2025
- Hertfordshire, East of England
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Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
7 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
153 of 210
rated care homes in Hertfordshire are rated Good, like this one.
Desborough Care - The Firs: inspection record
Rated Good in June 2019.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- G Potters Grange Good, 1.2 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 7 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Garfield Molyneux
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Desborough Care Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 13372028 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Hertfordshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Hertfordshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 123 4042, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm (closed weekends and public holidays)
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Desborough Care - The Firs provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Desborough Care - The Firs as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Desborough Care - The Firs have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 9 beds at Desborough Care - The Firs.
- When was Desborough Care - The Firs last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Desborough Care - The Firs was published on 1 June 2019.
- Who runs Desborough Care - The Firs?
- Desborough Care - The Firs is run by Desborough Care Limited.
- What is Desborough Care - The Firs's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 1 June 2019.
Contact
- Phone
- 01707 662299
- Address
- 77 The Causeway, Potters Bar, EN6 5HL Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- O Cooperscroft Care Home Outstanding, 0.1 miles away
- G Cuffley Manor Care Home Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Clock Tower Mews Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Mayfair Lodge Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Potters Grange Good, 1.2 miles away