SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company runs Connaught Court, a nursing home in York with room for 94 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in York has 44 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in December 2019. Effective and well-led were also Outstanding. Safe, caring and responsive were rated Good. Its previous rating, in February 2019, was Good, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 44% of ratings in York are as old (how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. 14 of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company’s 14 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 63% of homes in York. In York, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
