Friars Mead
Rockliffe Avenue, Kings Langley, WD4 8DR · Hertfordshire · East of England
27 beds · operated by Abbeyfield Hertfordshire Residential Care Society Limited, part of Abbeyfield Society
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement11 Jun 2026EffectiveRequires improvement11 Jun 2026Well-ledRequires improvement11 Jun 2026
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Caring | Good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Responsive | Good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 11 Jun 2026 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 23 Nov 2010
- Beds
- 27
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-110297850
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.