
I know Mum feels safe and secure at Foxholes Care Home and I remain so gratefulBruce D(Son of Resident/Service User)

The food was akin to a high-class restaurant, varied and plentiful.Andrew I(Son of Resident/Service User)

Foxholes go above and beyond to look after my fatherLinda H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I know Mum feels safe and secure at Foxholes Care Home and I remain so gratefulBruce D(Son of Resident/Service User)

The food was akin to a high-class restaurant, varied and plentiful.Andrew I(Son of Resident/Service User)

Foxholes go above and beyond to look after my fatherLinda H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Foxholes Care Home is a comfortable and spacious care home located in scenic surroundings. It offers a wide range of care expertise that includes long-term residential care with rooms for couples to live independently, respite and convalescent packages, and palliative care.
En-suite rooms, stunning views, suites for couples, and relaxing interiors combine with an in-house activities programme, to ensure residents feel both at home and entertained. A bistro is also...
Care Provided by Foxholes Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 110 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Our fee's are determined based on assessment. Please get in touch for more information.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Foxholes Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Foxholes Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Foxholes Nursing Home Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Usha Gandecha (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2011
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 4
Room Information
- Single Rooms (92)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (9)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (92)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (9)
Visiting
- 24/7
Parking
- Spacious parking for visitors close to the front entrance. Wheelchair friendly.
Foxholes Care Home Reviews (96)
Foxholes Care Home has a Review Score of 10 (9.971) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Foxholes Care Home has 96 reviews.
Our mum has not been at Foxholes Care Home for very long from our first viewing of the home we had the perfect feeling of warmth, friendliness and geniality. We both knew this home was the home since our mum has arrived and until this day all her needs have been met. Nothing is too much trouble from all the staff and management, they are a team. The facilities programmes they run, care, cleanliness, food, everything is faultless. It is like a five star hotel. The most important factor is our mum is very happy.
My mother has now been at Foxholes for ten weeks and is much more relaxed and content than when she was living at home. We have found the staff excellent, always helpful and aware of my mother's needs. The environment is outstanding with spacious rooms and common areas.
I think the building is one to be a good example to other care homes. It really is a nice atmosphere to be in.
My husband has been living in Foxholes for over two years. We enjoy coming to Foxholes to visit, the public areas and rooms are delightful. The staff are very friendly, professional and welcoming. I am very happy with the care my husband receives and wouldn't hesitate to recommend this recommend this 1st class home.
I always have a good welcome and provided with cups of tea. All staff are very friendly and helpful.
All staff that have dealt with my husband seem very "on the ball" and caring. He very much enjoys his stays and is always happy to come for respite.
Lovely calm environment. All staff have been really helpful and lovely. Good food choices. Highly recommended can come in whenever we like. Brilliant.
Every aspect at Foxholes Care Home is superb. Gone are the feelings of a care home, it feels more like a hotel. Qualified staff has looked after all my husbands needs and more. I could not recommend Foxholes Care Home enough.
My mother has just become a new resident. She was vulnerable and saddened realising this was perhaps a permanent move in her very latter years. She has always been fiercely independent. As a family we so appreciated the excellent care and support he received from the staff at Foxholes Care Home. The gentleness, compassion and professionalism was exemplary.
Staff very good, very helpful. A joy to visit
Great staff, always caring for my father and visitors. The home is always clean and tidy and everyone is welcoming.
My sister and I looked at several care homes for our Dad and Foxholes was by far the best one. Foxholes is set in an idyllic location, it's spacious, light, airy and very clean. Lovely private rooms with large en-suite, good quality food. The carers are all very friendly and professional. They take the time to learn about each residents needs etc. (The staff are great) The management are happy to listen to any concerns that we may have, I wanted my dad to have his dignity. He also gets respect and his privacy along with all his other care needs.
My mother has been in Foxholes for over two years. During this time she has remained well for the most part, in spite of a deteriorating well mental state, which is in large part due to the way she is looked after. The staff are kind and considerate. There is plenty going on to keep mum interested even if she cannot physically take part. Mum especially likes the good catering. The premisses are very roomy which which recently allowed us the opportunity to hold a family party for 25 people in the conservatory and on the terrace, for which a lovely tea was provided by the home. This was certainly a great additional facility.
When I came to Foxholes I find all the staff very friendly and helpful. The whole building inside and out is lovely and clean with all security very secure. I would recommend this home to anyone of needing full care.
Foxholes is a wonderful place and it has been extremely heartening to see my mother looked after so well here.
As a visitor to Foxholes with my partner to see his father, the first thing you see if what a lovely building it is. On going inside it's clean, fresh and you get a warm welcome. On Lilly where I spend most of my time visiting, I have got to know the staff and residents on that floor and find them all happy to have a bit of a laugh. On that basis I think Foxholes must be getting it right. Also I would like to say the staff make the best coffee.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 September 2024Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (2) & Events (1)
- 29 Oct 2025
It’s pumpkin season and our residents were delighted to enjoy a trip to the beautiful Hitchin Lavender Fields, one of Hertfordshire's most popular tourist destinations. The site welcomes visitors from...
- 12 Mar 2025
At Foxholes Care Home, we are privileged to be surrounded by women whose lives have shaped history in extraordinary ways. This Women’s History Month, we set out to uncover and...
- 05 Nov 2026Organiser: Foxholes Care Home
Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Foxholes Care Home
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Foxholes Care Home.
Meet the Team (2)

With over 40 years of experience as a pharmacist, I dedicated my career to serving and supporting the local community of Hitchin. As the founder and former owner of Cross Chemist Pharmacy on Redhill Road, I built a trusted business that became a cornerstone for local health and well-being.
In recent years, I shifted my focus to the care sector, fully committing my expertise and passion to managing both Sloe Hill and Foxholes Care Homes. My approach is hands-on, ensuring I am a constant and active presence across both homes. I take pride in fostering environments where residents feel safe, respected, and supported, bringing my deep understanding of healthcare and community spirit into everything I do. I am dedicated to creating homes that offer compassionate, high-quality care and maintain a personal connection with both residents and staff.

I am responsible for the day-to-day running of the home, overseeing the care side of life, and supporting staff training. I have a passion for End-of-Life Care and Moving and Handling, ensuring that we promote our residents’ independence in regard to their mobility as and where practicable and ensuring that our staff is trained to maintain their own and our resident’s safety.
I love working at Foxholes as it is more than just a business; it’s a family. We realise that no two people are the same and strive to ensure that residents have individually tailored care plans, often going above and beyond to ensure that everyone enjoys their time at Foxholes, no matter how long their stay.
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