Residential care home · North Yorkshire

Northfield House

Stockton Road, Knayton, Thirsk, YO7 4AN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 June 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2021InadequateSECRW
  • May 2019GoodSECRW
  • December 2017GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in North Yorkshire

Northfield House is in the Good tier ?, with 125 other homes in North Yorkshire. 86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (4%)
  • Good 126 (64%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 23 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 26 (13%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (3%)

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  • Sowerby House
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  • Southwoods Nursing Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Ruby Lodge Care Home
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Other homes run by Action for Care Limited

9 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 7 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Willow View
    Bradford, Kirklees · BD4 6PA · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • The Lodge
    Selby, North Yorkshire · YO8 6RA · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 years ago
  • Broom Lodge
    Ferryhill, County Durham · DL17 0SW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Low Lane House
    Middlesbrough · TS5 8EA · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Oaklands
    Northallerton, North Yorkshire · DL7 9RR · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Springwood
    Stockton On Tees, Stockton-on-Tees · TS19 8TG · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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About Northfield House

Run by Action for Care Limited, Northfield House is a residential care home in Thirsk, North Yorkshire with 8 registered beds. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for North Yorkshire, where the median is 29 beds.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 9 homes run by Action for Care Limited. 8 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 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.

In June 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in May 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. The typical rating in North Yorkshire is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.