Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Kingfishers Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 29 other homes in Buckinghamshire.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Kingfishers Nursing Home is a 35-bed nursing home in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, run by JK Healthcare Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment and people with an eating disorder.
Across Buckinghamshire, 73% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Brook House (Good), 2.3 km away. JK Healthcare Limited runs 5 care homes, and 4 of the 5 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is down from Good in July 2019.
