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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 HomeLondon
Carlton Court Care Home(TLC Care Ltd)Barnet, London
Coplands Nursing Home(Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd)Wembley, London
Crossways Nursing HomeSutton, 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 HomeLondon
Sweetcroft Care HomeUxbridge, London
The George Brooker Care Society LtdDagenham, London
Tudor HouseSouth 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 HomeNorwich, 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 LtdDerby, Derbyshire
Edwalton Manor Care Home(Hamberley Care Homes)Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Grosvenor House Care HomeGainsborough, 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
OakleighSwadlincote, 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 HomeMarket 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 HomeDerby, 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 ManorConsett, 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 HouseStockton-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 HomeCheltenham, 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 LodgeBurnham-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
SummerlandsHaywards 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 HomeCoventry, 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 HomeWhitchurch, 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 HomeLudlow, 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 HomeWolverhampton, 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 CareDunoon, 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 HomeSwansea
Glangarnant Care HomeAmmanford, 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 HomePenarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Pentwyn House Nursing HomeCardiff, 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 HomeNewtownards, 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 HomeDownpatrick, County Down
Rockfield Care Home(Burnview Healthcare Ltd)Newry, County Down
Somerton Private Nursing HomeBelfast, 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 HomeNewtownabbey, 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 CourtSouthport, 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 GrangeStockport, Cheshire
Grosvenor Manor Care Home(Lovett Care Ltd)Chester, Cheshire
Keate House Residential HomeLymm, 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

AnchorBradford, West Yorkshire
Avery Healthcare GroupNorthampton, Northamptonshire
Barchester Healthcare LtdLondon
Bupa Care HomesLeeds, West Yorkshire
Care UKColchester, Essex
Country CourtPeterborough, Lincolnshire
ExcelcareBromley, London
Gold Care HomesUxbridge, London
Greensleeves CareLondon
HC-OneDarlington, Durham
Healthcare Homes Group LtdColchester, Essex
Kingsley Healthcare GroupLowestoft, Suffolk
Lovett Care LtdNewcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Meallmore LtdInverness, Highland
MHADerby, Derbyshire
Runwood Homes LtdBenfleet, Essex
Sanctuary Care LtdWorcester, Worcestershire
The Orders of St John Care TrustAylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Welford HealthcareSt Albans, Hertfordshire

Top 20 Mid-size Care Home Groups 2026

Adept Care Homes LtdHinckley, Leicestershire
Belong LtdNantwich, Cheshire
Berkley Care GroupWorcester, London
Buckland Care LtdPoole, Dorset
Capital Care GroupShrewsbury, Shropshire
Elizabeth Finn Homes LtdLondon
MNS Care plc / Angel CareHarrow, London
Northcare Scotland LtdGlasgow, Glasgow City
Oakland CareChigwell, London
Premium Care GroupLondon
Pressbeau LtdSlough, Buckinghamshire
Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group LtdEdinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Rotherwood GroupLoughborough, Leicestershire
Signature Senior Lifestyle LtdBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Stow Healthcare GroupBury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The St Mary's GroupBridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
TLC Care LtdHarrow, London
Trust Care LtdDoncaster, South Yorkshire
Westgate Healthcare LtdBorehamwood, Hertfordshire

Top 20 Small Care Home Groups 2026

Ascot Residential Homes LtdAscot, Berkshire
Ashwood Healthcare LtdBromley, London
Boutique Care HomesRomford, Essex
Cobham Care LtdLeatherhead, West Sussex
Doveleigh Care LtdSeaton, Devon
Elmfield Care LtdSalisbury, Wiltshire
Eothen Homes LtdCramlington, Northumberland
Evermore Care HomesLancaster, Lancashire
Herefordshire Care HomesBromyard, Herefordshire
Kanesbury CareBournemouth, Dorset
Langland Care LtdSwansea
Manor LifeSouthampton, Dorset
Milford CareBelper, Nottinghamshire
Peverel Court CareAylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Place Farm House Residential Home LtdBrighton, East Sussex
Royal Star & GarterHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Spring View Care LtdBirmingham, Worcestershire
Sutton Nursing Homes LtdSutton, London
Woodlands & Hillbrow LtdFarnham, Surrey

Top 20 Mid-size Large Care Home Groups 2026

Black Swan Care GroupNorwich, Norfolk
Care SouthPoole, Dorset
CarebaseLondon
Carewise Homes LtdLondon
Caring Homes GroupColchester, Essex
CHD Living LtdGodalming, Surrey
Cinnamon Care CollectionEgham, Surrey
Colten Care LtdRingwood, Hampshire
Forest HealthcareBorehamwood, Hertfordshire
Hallmark Luxury Care HomesBillericay, Essex
Hamberley Care HomesLuton, Bedfordshire
MACC Care LtdBirmingham, West Midlands
Nellsar Care HomesSittingbourne, Kent
Porthaven Care HomesWindsor, Berkshire
Regal Care Trading LtdOrpington, London
Somerset CareTaunton, Somerset
Tanglewood Care HomesBoston, Lincolnshire
WCS Care Group LtdKenilworth, Warwickshire
Wellburn Care Homes LtdNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear