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carehome.co.uk Top 20 Care Home Awards 2026

Our Care Home Awards 2026 celebrate excellence in care by recognising the Top 20 Individual Care Homes across 12 UK regions.

These prestigious awards honour homes that have consistently received outstanding reviews from those who matter most - residents, their families and friends.

They were awarded based on reviews collected on carehome.co.uk 1^st February 2024 and 30^th January 2026.

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Our Care Home Group Awards 2026 celebrate excellence in care by recognising the Top 20 highest-rated Care Home Groups in the UK.

These prestigious awards honour care home groups that have consistently received outstanding reviews across the care homes they operate, from those who matter most - residents and their families and friends.

There are 4 categories for the awards:

Top 20 Large Care Home Groups 2026 (25+ Care Homes)
Top 20 Mid-Size Large Care Home Groups 2026 (13-24 Care Homes)
Top 20 Mid-Size Care Home Groups 2026 (7-12 Care Homes)
Top 20 Small Care Home Groups 2026 (2-6 Care Homes)

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Winners of carehome.co.uk Top 20 Care Home Awards 2026

Browse winners by region or view a list of all winners at the bottom of the page.

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Top 20 Care Homes London 2026

Barchester Chestnut Gardens Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Purley, London
Barchester Pittsmead Grange Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Bromley, London
Beulah Vista Care Home London
Carlton Court Care Home (TLC Care Ltd) Barnet, London
Coplands Nursing Home (Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd) Wembley, London
Crossways Nursing Home Sutton, London
Eden Court (Cinnamon Care Collection) London
Excelcare Limetree Care Home (Excelcare) London
Excelcare Peartree Care Home (Excelcare) London
Excelcare Westport Care Home (Excelcare) London
Karuna Manor (TLC Care Ltd) Harrow, London
Kingsley Court (Healthcare Homes Group Ltd) Hayes, London
Loveday Abbey Road (Loveday) London
Maryville Care Home (The Frances Taylor Foundation) Brentford, London
Poplars Care Home (Ruislip Care Homes) Ruislip, London
Ryefield Court (Berkley Care Group) Uxbridge, London
St Mary's Care Home London
Sweetcroft Care Home Uxbridge, London
The George Brooker Care Society Ltd Dagenham, London
Tudor House South Croydon, London

Top 20 Care Homes East of England 2026

Aran Lodge (Umika Homes) Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Ardtully Retirement Residence (Premium Care Group) Ingatestone, Essex
Bramley Court Care Home (Carebase) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cherry Hinton Care Home (TLC Care Ltd) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cherry Wood Grange Care Home (Carebase) Chelmsford, Essex
Cooperscroft (TLC Care Ltd) Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Coronation House (Care UK) Thetford, Norfolk
Eastham (Runwood Homes Ltd) Chelmsford, Essex
Engelhard Lodge Care Home Norwich, Norfolk
Excelcare Buchan House Care Home (Excelcare) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Firstlings (Sohal Healthcare Ltd) Maldon, Essex
Foxholes Care Home (Foxholes Nursing Home Ltd) Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Henbrook House Care Home (Connaught Care Group) St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Meadow House Nursing Home (Healthcare Homes Group Ltd) Swaffham, Norfolk
New Meppershall Care Home (Pressbeau Ltd) Shefford, Bedfordshire
Prince Michael of Kent Court (The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)) Watford, Hertfordshire
The Depperhaugh Nursing Home (Kingsley Healthcare Group) Eye, Suffolk
The Gables (Black Swan Care Group) Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
The Lodge (Black Swan Care Group) Walton on the Naze, Essex
Village Green Care Home (Pressbeau Ltd) Bedford, Bedfordshire

Top 20 Care Homes East Midlands 2026

Alder House Care Home - Avery Healthcare (Avery Healthcare Group) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Ashbourne Lodge (Milford Care) Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashcroft Care Home (Only Care) Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Beech Lodge Care & Nursing Home (Country Court) Spalding, Lincolnshire
Belvedere House Care Home (Crown Care) Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Bramwell Care Home (Runwood Homes Ltd) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Brookfields Private Nursing Home Ltd Derby, Derbyshire
Edwalton Manor Care Home (Hamberley Care Homes) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Grosvenor House Care Home Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Holdingham Grange Care & Nursing Home (Glenholme Senior Living (Holdings) Ltd) Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Lancum House (Shaw Healthcare) Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Lonsdale Mews (Care UK) Loughborough, Leicestershire
Oakleigh Swadlincote, Leicestershire
Oat Hill Mews (Care UK) Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Priors Hall (Anchor) Corby, Northamptonshire
Red Roofs Residential Care Home (Red Homes Healthcare Group) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Sibbertoft Manor Nursing Home Market Harborough, Northamptonshire
Spencer Grove Care Home (Milford Care) Belper, Derbyshire
Sutton Manor Residential Home (Ashmere Nottinghamshire Ltd) Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
The Old Lodge Nursing Home Derby, Derbyshire

Top 20 Care Homes North East England 2026

Ashbourne Lodge Care Home (HC-One) Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Aspen Court (Atlas Care Homes Ltd) Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Barchester Briardene Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Billingham, Cleveland & Teesside
Barchester Harton Grange Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) South Shields, Tyne & Wear
Birch Hill Care Home (Lenore Care Ltd) Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Bryony Lodge Nursing Home (Memory Lane Care Homes Ltd) Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Cranlea (Anchor) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Eden House Care Home (HC-One) Bishop Auckland, Durham
Eothen Homes (Eothen Homes Ltd) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Eothen Homes (Eothen Homes Ltd) Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
Falstone Court Care Home (HC-One) Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Hampton Manor Consett, Durham
Hawthorn Court Care Home (HC-One) Hebburn, Tyne & Wear
Hylton View Care Home (Roseberry Care Centre (England) Ltd) Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Langley House Care Home (Ascot Care Ltd) Peterlee, Durham
Park House Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland & Teesside
Park House Care Home (HC-One) Guisborough, Cleveland & Teesside
Scarbrough Court (The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI)) Cramlington, Northumberland
The DurhamGate (Care UK) Spennymoor, Durham
Wardley Gate (Enhanced Elderly Care Ltd) Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Willowdene Care Home (Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd) Stockton-on-Tees, Durham

Top 20 Care Homes South West England 2026

Barchester Parley Place Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Ferndown, Dorset
Barchester Upton Bay Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Poole, Dorset
Bourne View (Colten Care Ltd) Poole, Dorset
Branksome Heights Nursing Home (Kingsley Healthcare Group) Bournemouth, Dorset
Dove Court (Doveleigh Care Ltd) Seaton, Devon
Dove Lodge (Doveleigh Care Ltd) Exmouth, Devon
Doveridge Care Home (Doveleigh Care Ltd) Colyton, Devon
Greenacres Care Centre Ltd (Smart Care Homes Ltd) Plymouth, Devon
Harbour Rise (Harbour Rise Ltd) Paignton, Devon
Heathland House (Cinnamon Care Collection) Ferndown, Dorset
Ladden View (Care UK) Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Marjorie House (Care South) Poole, Dorset
Mead Field Manor (Care UK) Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
Newstone House (Colten Care Ltd) Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Oakhaven Residential Care Home Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Ridgeway Rise Care Home (Care Concern Group Ltd) Swindon, Wiltshire
Rossetti House (Care UK) Frome, Somerset
The Firs Residential Home (Buckland Care Ltd) Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Tudor Lodge Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
Westbourne Tower Care Home - Avery Collection (Avery Healthcare Group) Bournemouth, Dorset

Top 20 Care Homes South East England 2026

Abbots Wood Manor Care Home (Hamberley Care Homes) Hailsham, East Sussex
Abbotswood Court Care Home (Cinnamon Care Collection) Romsey, Hampshire
Beechwood Grove (Oakland Care) Eastbourne, East Sussex
Breton Court (A Better Care) Tenterden, Kent
Denham Manor (Care UK) Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire
Excelcare Neath House (Excelcare) Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Kingsbury Court Care Home (Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd) Woking, Surrey
Merriman Grange Care Home (Cinnamon Care Collection) Worthing, West Sussex
Merryfield House Nursing Home (Peverel Court Care) Witney, Oxfordshire
Mornington Court (Cinnamon Care Collection) New Milton, Hampshire
Olney Meadows Nursing Home (Kingsley Healthcare Group) Olney, Buckinghamshire
Place Farm House (Place Farm House Residential Home Ltd) Brighton, East Sussex
St David's Nursing Home (Ascot Residential Homes Ltd) Ascot, Berkshire
Summerlands Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Templeton Place Care Home (Hamberley Care Homes) Southampton, Hampshire
The Burlington (Boutique Care Homes) Shepperton, Surrey
The Homestead (MHA) Carterton, Oxfordshire
Warren Lodge (Forest Healthcare) Wokingham, Berkshire
Wellington Grange (Colten Care Ltd) Chichester, West Sussex
Wellington Vale Care Home (Cinnamon Care Collection) Waterlooville, Hampshire

Top 20 Care Homes West Midlands 2026

Arkall Manor (Care UK) Tamworth, Warwickshire
Bishops Manor (Care UK) Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Clarendon House Care Home Coventry, West Midlands
Digby Manor Care Home (D & L Care Homes Ltd) Birmingham, West Midlands
Dorset House Nursing Home (Rotherwood Group) Droitwich, Worcestershire
Dulas Court (Herefordshire Care Homes) Hereford, Herefordshire
Elmhurst Care Home Whitchurch, Shropshire
Galanos House (Royal British Legion) Southam, Warwickshire
Grosvenor House (Spring View Care Ltd) Birmingham, Worcestershire
Hampton Grange Nursing Home (Rotherwood Group) Hereford, Herefordshire
Hazelhurst Nursing Home (Herefordshire Care Homes) Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Hendra House Residential Home Ludlow, Shropshire
Kington Court Nursing Home (Rotherwood Group) Kington, Herefordshire
Linden Grange (Midlands Care) Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Lynhales Hall Nursing Home (Rotherwood Group) Kington, Herefordshire
Oakley Grange Care Home (Cinnamon Care Collection) Warwick, Warwickshire
Perdiswell Rose Care Home (MACC Care Ltd) Worcester, Worcestershire
St Georges Park Nursing Home (Rotherwood Group) Telford, Shropshire
The Old Rectory Care Home Wolverhampton, Shropshire
Tutnall Hall Nursing Home (Spring View Care Ltd) Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Top 20 Care Homes Yorkshire & The Humber 2026

Beech Hall (Anchor) Leeds, West Yorkshire
Cayton View (Care UK) Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Dearnevale (Exemplar Health Care Services Ltd) Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Firth House (Anchor) Selby, North Yorkshire
Goldsborough Manor Care Home (Crown Care) York, North Yorkshire
Hillbro Nursing Home (Holden Grange Care Group Ltd) Shipley, West Yorkshire
Humberston House Care Home (Tanglewood Care Homes) Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Laureate Court Care Home (Runwood Homes Ltd) Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Mill View (Anchor) Bradford, West Yorkshire
Moorgate Hollow (The Park Lane Healthcare Group Ltd) Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Oulton Manor (Anchor) Leeds, West Yorkshire
Outram Fields (Cinnamon Care Collection) Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Riverhead Hall (Wellburn Care Homes Ltd) Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Mary's Lodge Care Home (The St Mary's Group) Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
The Avenue Nursing Home (Holt Family Care Group) Bradford, West Yorkshire
The Manor House Harrogate (Anchor) Harrogate, North Yorkshire
The Manor House Roundhay Care Home (Anchor) Leeds, West Yorkshire
The Mayfield (Care UK) Whitby, North Yorkshire
Town Moor House (Trust Care Ltd) Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Well Springs Nursing Home (Rossfield Nursing Homes Ltd) Bradford, West Yorkshire

Top 20 Care Homes Scotland 2026

Almond Valley Care Home (Care Concern Group Ltd) Livingston, West Lothian
Ardnahein Care Dunoon, Argyll & Bute
Ashley Court (Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group Ltd) Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Barchester Queens Manor Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Burnfoot Care Home (Care Concern Group Ltd) Ayr, Ayrshire
Cluny Lodge (Elder Homes Ltd) Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Crofthead Care Home (Carewise Homes Ltd) Bathgate, West Lothian
Fleet Valley Care Ltd (Care Concern Group Ltd) Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway
Glencairn Care Home (Renaissance Care) Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Highgate Care Home (HC-One) Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Hilton Court Care Home (Meallmore Ltd) Dunfermline, Fife
Kirk Lane (Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group Ltd) Livingston, West Lothian
Lomond Court Care Home (HC-One) Glenrothes, Fife
Mearns View Care Home (Care Concern Group Ltd) Glasgow, Renfrewshire
Mugdock House Care Home (HC-One) Glasgow, Dunbartonshire
Northcare Residences Stirling (Northcare Scotland Ltd) Stirling
Northcare Suites Care Home (Northcare Scotland Ltd) Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Oakbank Care Home (Care Concern Group Ltd) Crieff, Perth & Kinross
The Birches Care Home (HC-One) Crieff, Perth & Kinross
Woodlands Care Home (Care Concern Group Ltd) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Top 20 Care Homes Wales 2026

Aberpennar Court Care Home (HC-One) Mountain Ash, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Ael-y-Bryn Care Home (Capital Care Homes) Swansea
Barchester Hafan-Y-Coed Care Home (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
Barchester Llys-y-Tywysog (Barchester Healthcare Ltd) Swansea
Brynfield Manor Nursing & Residential Care Home (Langland Care Ltd) Swansea
Cwm Cartref Care Home (Caron Group) Swansea, Neath - Port Talbot
Danesbrook House (Capital Care Homes) Cardiff
Glais House Care Home Swansea
Glangarnant Care Home Ammanford, Neath - Port Talbot
Glenburnie Lodge (Dormy Care Communities) Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan
Hallmark Greenhill Manor (Hallmark Luxury Care Homes) Merthyr Tydfil
Hallmark Regency House (Hallmark Luxury Care Homes) Cardiff
Hallmark Shire Hall (Hallmark Luxury Care Homes) Cardiff
Hallmark Ty Porth (Hallmark Luxury Care Homes) Porth, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Llys Cyncoed (Care UK) Cardiff
Parkside House Residential Home Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Pentwyn House Nursing Home Cardiff, Newport
The Newton Grange Residential Care Home (Langland Care Ltd) Swansea
Ty Gwynno Care Home (Harbour Healthcare Ltd) Pontypridd, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Ty Llandaff Care Home (Care Concern Group Ltd) Cardiff
Ysguborwen Care Home (Osborne Care Homes Ltd) Aberdare, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Top 20 Care Homes Northern Ireland 2026

Beechill Care Home (Beaumont Care Homes) Belfast, County Antrim
Beechvale Nursing Home Newtownards, County Down
Belmont Care Home (Beaumont Care Homes) Belfast, County Antrim
Bramblewood Care Home (Burnview Healthcare Ltd) Bangor, County Down
Bryansburn Care Home (Burnview Healthcare Ltd) Bangor, County Down
Carnalea Care Home (Beaumont Care Homes) Bangor, County Down
Carrickfergus Manor (Kathryn Homes NI Ltd) Carrickfergus, County Antrim
Clandeboye Care Home (Beaumont Care Homes) Bangor, County Down
Comber Care Home (Beaumont Care Homes) Newtownards, County Down
Copelands Dementia and Residential Care (Belfast Central Mission) Newtownards, County Down
Kirk House, Belfast (Belfast Central Mission) Belfast, County Down
Lisburn Intermediate Care Centre (Beaumont Care Homes) Lisburn, County Antrim
Marina Care Home (Burnview Healthcare Ltd) Magherafelt, County Londonderry
Orchard Lodge Care Home (Kathryn Homes NI Ltd) Armagh, County Armagh
Ringdufferin Nursing Home Downpatrick, County Down
Rockfield Care Home (Burnview Healthcare Ltd) Newry, County Down
Somerton Private Nursing Home Belfast, County Antrim
Strathearn Court Care Home (Beaumont Care Homes) Belfast, County Antrim
Weavers House (Kathryn Homes NI Ltd) Cookstown, County Tyrone
Wood Green Residential Care Home Newtownabbey, County Antrim

Top 20 Care Homes North West England 2026

Argyle Park (Dovehaven) Southport, Merseyside
Avonleigh Gardens (Dovehaven) Oldham, Greater Manchester
Belong Wigan (Belong Ltd) Wigan, Greater Manchester
Bradwell Court Residential Care Home (Sanctuary Care Ltd) Congleton, Cheshire
Brookview Care Home (Bupa Care Homes) Alderley Edge, Cheshire
Cheadle Manor Care Home (Lovett Care Ltd) Cheadle, Greater Manchester
Connell Court Southport, Merseyside
Cranford Grange (Care UK) Knutsford, Cheshire
Daisy Nook House (HC-One) Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
Dale Park Care Home (HC-One) Southport, Merseyside
Dystlegh Grange Stockport, Cheshire
Grosvenor Manor Care Home (Lovett Care Ltd) Chester, Cheshire
Keate House Residential Home Lymm, Cheshire
Langfield Care Home (Orchard Healthcare Group) Manchester, Greater Manchester
Madison Court Care Home (Harbour Healthcare Ltd) St Helens, Merseyside
Millfield (Anchor) Oldham, Greater Manchester
Park Lane Care Home (Kingsley Healthcare Group) Congleton, Cheshire
Pennystone Court (MHA) Blackpool, Lancashire
The Brunswick (Dovehaven) Southport, Merseyside
Wilmslow Manor Care Home (Lovett Care Ltd) Wilmslow, Cheshire

Top 20 Large Care Home Groups 2026

Anchor Bradford, West Yorkshire
Aria Care Colchester, Essex
Avery Healthcare Group Northampton, Northamptonshire
Barchester Healthcare Ltd London
Bupa Care Homes Leeds, West Yorkshire
Care UK Colchester, Essex
Country Court Peterborough, Lincolnshire
Excelcare Bromley, London
Gold Care Homes Uxbridge, London
Greensleeves Care London
HC-One Darlington, Durham
Healthcare Homes Group Ltd Colchester, Essex
Kingsley Healthcare Group Lowestoft, Suffolk
Lovett Care Ltd Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Meallmore Ltd Inverness, Highland
MHA Derby, Derbyshire
Runwood Homes Ltd Benfleet, Essex
Sanctuary Care Ltd Worcester, Worcestershire
The Orders of St John Care Trust Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Welford Healthcare St Albans, Hertfordshire

Top 20 Mid-size Care Home Groups 2026

Adept Care Homes Ltd Hinckley, Leicestershire
Belong Ltd Nantwich, Cheshire
Berkley Care Group Worcester, London
Buckland Care Ltd Poole, Dorset
Capital Care Group Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Elizabeth Finn Homes Ltd London
MNS Care plc / Angel Care Harrow, London
Northcare Scotland Ltd Glasgow, Glasgow City
Oakland Care Chigwell, London
Premium Care Group London
Pressbeau Ltd Slough, Buckinghamshire
Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group Ltd Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Rotherwood Group Loughborough, Leicestershire
Signature Senior Lifestyle Ltd Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Stow Healthcare Group Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The St Mary's Group Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
TLC Care Ltd Harrow, London
Trust Care Ltd Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Westgate Healthcare Ltd Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Top 20 Small Care Home Groups 2026

Ascot Residential Homes Ltd Ascot, Berkshire
Ashwood Healthcare Ltd Bromley, London
Boutique Care Homes Romford, Essex
Cobham Care Ltd Leatherhead, West Sussex
Doveleigh Care Ltd Seaton, Devon
Elmfield Care Ltd Salisbury, Wiltshire
Eothen Homes Ltd Cramlington, Northumberland
Evermore Care Homes Lancaster, Lancashire
Herefordshire Care Homes Bromyard, Herefordshire
Kanesbury Care Bournemouth, Dorset
Langland Care Ltd Swansea
Manor Life Southampton, Dorset
Milford Care Belper, Nottinghamshire
Peverel Court Care Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Place Farm House Residential Home Ltd Brighton, East Sussex
Royal Star & Garter High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Spring View Care Ltd Birmingham, Worcestershire
Sutton Nursing Homes Ltd Sutton, London
Woodlands & Hillbrow Ltd Farnham, Surrey

Top 20 Mid-size Large Care Home Groups 2026

Black Swan Care Group Norwich, Norfolk
Care South Poole, Dorset
Carebase London
Carewise Homes Ltd London
Caring Homes Group Colchester, Essex
CHD Living Ltd Godalming, Surrey
Cinnamon Care Collection Egham, Surrey
Colten Care Ltd Ringwood, Hampshire
Forest Healthcare Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Hallmark Luxury Care Homes Billericay, Essex
Hamberley Care Homes Luton, Bedfordshire
MACC Care Ltd Birmingham, West Midlands
Nellsar Care Homes Sittingbourne, Kent
Porthaven Care Homes Windsor, Berkshire
Regal Care Trading Ltd Orpington, London
Somerset Care Taunton, Somerset
Tanglewood Care Homes Boston, Lincolnshire
WCS Care Group Ltd Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Wellburn Care Homes Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear