Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Run by Boars Tye Residential Home Ltd, Boars Tye House is a residential care home in Witham, Essex with 27 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in August 2026. In Essex, 89% of homes score 5. 56 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The nearest home with a higher rating is Mirabeau (Good), 0.3 km away.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2022. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in March 2020.
