SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Fairfax Manor Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 125 other homes in North Yorkshire.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Lovett Care Limited runs Fairfax Manor Care Home, a nursing home in Harrogate, North Yorkshire with room for 90 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in North Yorkshire, where the typical home has 29 beds.
Lovett Care Limited runs 9 care homes, and 5 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2026. 94% of homes in North Yorkshire also score 5. In North Yorkshire, 86% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
In October 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Ratings in North Yorkshire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
