SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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
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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?71%Good
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Providing InformationSome shortfalls
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
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. ?
The Garth Care Home with Nursing is in the Good tier ?, with 56 other homes in Herefordshire, County of.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Garth Care Home with Nursing is a 34-bed nursing home in Kington, Herefordshire, County of, run by Wentworth Care Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Herefordshire, County of, where the typical home has 21 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in April 2019. Ratings in Herefordshire, County of are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “providing information”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Herefordshire, County of. In Herefordshire, County of, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
