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?0%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?75%Good
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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
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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: 33 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 Kensington Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 6 other homes in Kensington and Chelsea.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Bupa Care Homes (GL) Limited runs The Kensington Care Home, a nursing home in London, Kensington and Chelsea with room for 53 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
In February 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in November 2018, was the same. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.
6 other homes in Kensington and Chelsea share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of 10 homes run by Bupa Care Homes (GL) Limited. 9 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Loveday Kensington (Outstanding), 1.3 km away.
