The Mead

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Quality care home providing excellent services.

Care home
The Mead
Location
Castleford Close, Allerton Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4AL
Care types
Residential, Dementia
CQC rating
Requires Improvement
Latest CQC inspection
9 November 2017
Beds
60
CQC location ID
1-118542197

What the CQC says

Rated Requires improvement by the CQC on 31 March 2026.

Requires improvement — the service is not performing as well as it should and CQC has told it how to improve. What this rating means

The five key questions

Safe
Good — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
Effective
Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
Caring
Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
Responsive
Good — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
Well-led
Good — Is the home well run, open and always improving?

What has changed

Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by Domicile CRM on 25 October 2026.

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