Friars Mead

Abbeyfield Hertfordshire Residential Care Society cares for those elderly people who require ‘Registered Care’ where a wide range of personal services are provided for those who are too frail or infirm to manage in either a Supported Sheltered House ( like Garrad House ) or in ordinary domestic accommodation with domiciliary support. Personal care includes assistance with dressing, bathing and feeding – indeed anything a person may need except nursing on a long-term basis.

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Garrad House

Garrad House is a Supported Sheltered House for persons who would like more company and to have their main meals provided.

There are no personal services provided by the house but of course private arrangements can be made.

The House has a family atmosphere.

Garrad House provides both permanent accommodation and short term accommodation for those requiring respite or just a holiday.

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The first Abbeyfield house was opened in 1956 and was the initiative of a group who met at a house in Abbeyfield Road, Bermondsey, in southeast London, from which the society subsequently took its name. Three years later the National Abbeyfield Society was founded. The Abbeyfield movement spread quickly and there are now several hundred local societies throughout the United Kingdom. Both the Societies, which are located in Rockliffe Avenue, Kings Langley, are members of the national Abbeyfield Society.

Both houses depend not only on having good paid staff but also on having some active volunteers. So, whatever your background and interests there could well be an opportunity that suits you. The time commitment can be as little or as great as you wish. For more information please contact either of the Houses. Note that they are run independently of each other so it may be necessary to contact both to discover all the opportunities. We look forward to hearing from you.