Elderly care homes in North Hertfordshire

Nursing and residential care at Autumn Vale Care Centre is designed for older people, including those living with dementia, with support available for younger adults too. The home provides a setting for day-to-day care, nursing needs and palliative care, while private rooms and regular activities support comfortable living.

As part of Gold Care Homes, Autumn Vale combines care with organised wellbeing and social opportunities.

Benslow Nursing Home provides 24-hour nursing care for older people, including residents with higher needs and dementia. Its staff build care around life history, observation and regular reviews, while home-cooked meals, seasonal produce and individual activity programmes support daily routines and personal interests.

The home is family run and operates in a small, intimate setting.

Elmside provides residential, dementia and short-term respite care for older people in Hitchin. The home is part of MHA, a not-for-profit organisation supporting older people through care homes, retirement living, community groups and befriending services.

Its residential care offer is designed around individual needs, with timely assessments and tailored support.

Foxholes Care Home combines residential and respite care with 18 acres of Hertfordshire grounds, supporting older people in a family-run setting near Hitchin. Residents have access to daily activities, clubs, communal lounges and gardens, alongside personal care and accommodation.

The home offers Classic rooms and Suites, all with en-suite wet showers. Communal areas include an orangery, café and bar, while the gardens provide outdoor space for…

Residential care at Garden City Court supports older people and adults with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs or sensory impairment. The home is registered for care without nursing and offers long-term and short-term care within a community setting, with activities, lounges, dining areas and spaces for family visits.

Residents can use facilities including a hair and beauty salon, shop, cinema room and Best Friends Café.

Halcyon Days supports older people and people with dementia through residential care, with the wider Gold Care service also covering respite and palliative support. Private rooms, regular activities and help with everyday tasks are part of the residential offer.

Residents can join activities and wellbeing programmes designed to maintain engagement, dignity and comfort.

Heath Lodge provides residential, nursing, dementia and palliative care for people over 65 in Welwyn. Nursing support is available 24 hours a day through registered and qualified nursing staff, while care is planned around changing health, personal routines and the level of help needed with daily life.

The home sits within a wider care group offering private rooms, activities and wellbeing support.

St Catherines Nursing Home provides general nursing, palliative and dementia care for older people and adults with physical or mental illnesses and disabilities in Letchworth Garden City. Qualified nurses lead the care team, allowing residents’ support to continue as needs change.

A named nurse meets each resident and family to develop an individual care plan, while a keyworker acts as a central contact.

Symonds House supports 20 disabled adults in a spacious residential home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It is registered as a care home with nursing and supports older people, younger adults and people with physical or learning disabilities.

Residents are supported to live independently, stay healthy and remain active. The home is close to local shops, pubs and cafés, with transport connections to London and nearby towns and cities.

Trembaths provides nursing, dementia and short-term respite care for older people in Letchworth Garden City. Its registered nursing-home status and stated care scope cover dementia and older people, while respite gives families a shorter-term route when permanent care is not yet the immediate decision.

The home belongs to MHA, a not-for-profit provider supporting older people through care homes and related services.

Wymondley Nursing & Residential Care Home provides nursing and residential care for people living with dementia, older people, physical disabilities and younger adults. Qualified nurses and trained care assistants are on duty 24 hours a day, with individualised care planned alongside residents and their families.

The Little Wymondley home includes landscaped gardens, bedrooms with some en-suite facilities and in-house services such as a…

Westbourne Care Home supports 27 older residents in a long-established residential home in Hitchin. The service promotes independence and choice while providing accommodation, daily care, communal spaces and gardens for relaxation and socialising.

Residents can choose from several lounges, personalise bedrooms with small pieces of furniture and enjoy landscaped outdoor areas.

Burleigh House provides residential, dementia and respite care in a smaller family-run home in Baldock. Each resident has a named key worker, while personal care is organised around individual routines and independence. Home-cooked meals, including dietary requirements, are part of the service, with comfortable en-suite rooms available.

Residents can choose from daily activities covering creative, physical and social interests.

Specialist dementia care for older people is delivered at Highbury Rise in Hitchin, within a small residential home. Its 24-hour support takes place in an intimate, dementia-friendly environment, with care built around life histories, regular reviews and personal routines.

Residents receive home-cooked meals, housekeeping, laundry and medication management within a single fee.

Adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and complex care needs can receive live-in specialist support at Lavender Fields in Hitchin. The home provides care and accommodation in a wheelchair-accessible environment tailored to each resident’s requirements.

Care plans are personalised, with Leonard Cheshire’s wider offer including residential care and supported living.

Melwood Grange provides residential and nursing care for older people, alongside dementia, respite and day care. The home can accommodate up to 73 people in en-suite bedrooms and is part of a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society.

Residents have access to activities, companionship and support shaped around individual needs. The home includes a café, cinema and hair and beauty salon, with communal areas fitted with air conditioning.