Kendal Care Home
- Care home
- 120 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2013
- Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, North West
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
9 ratings
First rated Requires improvement in 2015, most recently Good in August 2021.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
45 of 53
rated care homes in Westmorland and Furness are rated Good, like this one.
Kendal Care Home: inspection record
Rated Good in August 2021.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- G Riverside House Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Heron Hill Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Stonecross Care Centre Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Gilling Reane Care Home Good, 1 mile away
- G Summerhill Care Home Good, 1.1 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 29 January 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Kendal Care Home is a care home providing accommodation and personal and nursing care to 103 people at the time of the inspection. The home accommodates up to 120 people in three units. One unit specialises in supporting people who are living with dementia. Accommodation is arranged over three floors and the home has passenger lifts to help people access the accommodation on the upper floors.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice.
The home was in outbreak at the time of our inspection. The registered manager had followed government guidance around supporting people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to isolate in their rooms.
The registered manager ensured outbreak guidance about testing staff and people living in the home was followed.
The provider had very robust systems to prevent visitors from catching or spreading infection. Visitors to the service were required to have a negative Lateral Flow Device test for COVID-19. Staff assisted visitors to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, (PPE), to reduce the risk of transmission of infection.
The provider had ensured appropriate PPE was available. They had taken and followed advice from the local authority Infection Prevention and Control team about the use of face visors to further reduce the risk of infection spreading.
The provider had systems to check everyone deployed to work in the home were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or exempt.
The registered manager was following government guidance on supporting visiting. This included supporting essential care givers to continue visiting during the COVID-19 outbreak. Essential care givers were included in the home's regular COVID-19 testing and were supported to wear appropriate PPE.
The provider had ensured there were enough staff to care for people. They had employed agency staff to supplement the permanent staff employed in the home.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Graham Burrell
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)17 inspection reports, latest 29 January 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Abbey Healthcare (Westmoreland) LimitedBrand: Abbey Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 07883470 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Westmorland and Furness Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Westmorland and Furness Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 373 3301, Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4.30pm. Out-of-hours emergencies: 01539 768 700
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Kendal Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Kendal Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Kendal Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 120 beds at Kendal Care Home.
- When was Kendal Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Kendal Care Home was published on 5 August 2021.
- Who runs Kendal Care Home?
- Kendal Care Home is run by Abbey Healthcare (Westmoreland) Limited.
- What is Kendal Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 5 August 2021.
Contact
- Phone
- 01539 790300
- Address
- Burton Road, Kendal, LA9 7JA Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Riverside House Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Heron Hill Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Stonecross Care Centre Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Gilling Reane Care Home Good, 1 mile away
- G Summerhill Care Home Good, 1.1 miles away