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The Garth Care Home with Nursing

The Square, Kington, HR5 3BA

Inadequatepublished 13 November 2025, 9 months ago

Rated Inadequate: inspectors found the service performing badly and the CQC has taken enforcement action.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for The Garth Care Home with Nursing. That is usual for a newly registered service.

The story over the years

Every inspection of The Garth Care Home with Nursing

3 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. January 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  2. December 2020Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  3. April 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. May 2017Goodstayed Good
    Safe: Requires improvement
  5. July 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  6. October 2023

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 9 October 2023.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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