Desborough Care - The Firs
Residential care home in Potters Bar, registered for 9 beds. Regulated by CQC.
This rating was inherited from a previous registration rather than earned at a fresh inspection.
Read this rating with care. It reflects a visit more than five years ago. Ask the service when it was last inspected and whether the manager has changed since.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 9
- Address
- 77 The Causeway, Potters Bar, EN6 5HL
- Telephone
- 01707662299
- Registered provider
- Desborough Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Molyneux, Garfield
- Registered since
- 2025-09-17
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 9 beds it is smaller than 45% of the 174 residential care homes in Hertfordshire.
Who this service is for
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Mental Health
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health conditions
- Physical disabilities
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.