SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Good
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. ?
Kensington Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 22 other homes in North Yorkshire.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Kensington Care Home is a 64-bed nursing home in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, run by Crown Care IX Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in North Yorkshire, where the typical home has 29 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. 94% of homes in North Yorkshire also score 5. Across North Yorkshire, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2022, is Good overall. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For effective, the rating was Requires improvement.
