Residential care home · Westmorland and Furness
Garth Brow (Adult Care Home)
The Oaklea Trust, 1a Garth Brow, Kendal, LA9 5NN
How it compares in Westmorland and Furness
Garth Brow (Adult Care Home) is in the Good tier ?, with 36 other homes in Westmorland and Furness. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
- Outstanding 2 (3%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (10%)
- Good 37 (63%)
- Good, with an area to improve 4 (7%)
- Requires improvement 6 (10%)
- Not yet rated 4 (7%)
Care homes nearby
Other homes run by The Oaklea Trust
2 care homes in total: 2 Good.
Garth Brow (Adult Care Home) in brief
Run by The Oaklea Trust, Garth Brow (Adult Care Home) is a residential care home in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness with 6 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Westmorland and Furness, where the median is 29 beds.
Across Westmorland and Furness, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. 96% of homes in Westmorland and Furness also score 5. 2 of The Oaklea Trust’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The nearest home with a higher rating is Cambian Whinfell Shap Road (Outstanding), 1.3 km away.
Its CQC rating, from September 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2015. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 53% of homes in Westmorland and Furness. Here is how rating age varies by council.