
The way the staff treat Dad's confusion and distress was amazing.Linda B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



The way the staff treat Dad's confusion and distress was amazing.Linda B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



Kendal Care Home focuses on great care, all delivered in a five star living environment; a home that residents can truly call their own. The team at is committed to providing both physical and emotional well-being for residents in a safe, comfortable environment that your loved ones can call home.
The luxury, purpose-built Care Home is conveniently located in Kendal, an historic town which stands at the entrance to the beautiful...
Care Provided by Kendal Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 120 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Kendal Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Kendal Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Abbey Healthcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Graham Burrell(General Manager)
Admission Information
- Ages from 18 to 110
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2013
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (120)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (120)
Visiting
- Visiting is permitted 24 hours of the day apart from when Protected Meals times. Please contact the service to ascertain times
Parking
- Ample visitors and residents parking.
Kendal Care Home Reviews (106)
Kendal Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.826) out of 10, based on 37 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kendal Care Home has 106 reviews.
My catheter was changed by one of the nurses, it was the last person to ever change it. It has been done before by district nurses and staff at the hospitals. They explained to me step by step what they were doing and put me at ease.
Thank you for your kind words, which we have passed onwards to the staff concerned. The staff really do appreciate this very positive feedback - Thank you very much.
A pleasant and friednly environment with caring and efficient staff.
Thank you so much for your feedback, it is very much appreciated. We will be sure to share this lovely feedback with our care teams. Kindest Regards.
The staff were always attentive and went out of their way to help out.
The home itself is very welcoming with staff, always on hand to help out. Dad was well cared for and his needs were well met, it was always reassuring to know he was in good capable hands. A very well done to all.
Thank you so much for your very kind words, it was a pleasure to look after Dad. We send your family our very best wishes, it was so good to get Dad closer to his family network. Once again, thank you for your great feedback.
I find this care home excellent. Staff are very helpful and some go out of their way if you get confused about something that you don't understand. I don't believe how they can keep their patience because some patients are very awkward and moan a lot. They don't know how lucky we are to have such a nice place and such a lovely place.
Thank you so much for your very kind words, we will pass these on to our care teams. It's so lovely to hear that you have had a positive experience in our home. Thank you.
Our Auntie has been in Kendal Care Home since January 2023. During the 15 months, we have been very pleased with the level of care she has received and lately in her last 3 months the staff have been exceptional, from the cleaners to the managers, they have shown great compassion and the carers are to be very much admired for all they do. Great team at Kendal.
Thank you so much for your very kind words. We are privileged and honoured to take care of families loved ones and always strive to deliver outstanding care to all of the lovely people in our care. We share all of these lovely comments and feedback with our staff teams and thank you for sharing your experiences. Many thanks again.
If I could give 20 out of 10, I would give it! The staff were better than excellent. I will be forever in their debt for the care and consideration they gave to my aunt in her last days. A big thanks.
Thank you so much for your very kind words, which we will pass onwards to our teams. It was a privilege and pleasure to look after this lovely lady and your family through such a difficult time. Thank you again.
The manager, the nursing staff, the receptionists in fact everyone we encountered was friendly and genuinely caring. What a truly amazing group of people!
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. We will feed these lovely comments back to our teams in the home, who really do appreciate recognition for their care and compassion in looking after loved ones, and ensuring that your experience as a family is the best it can be. Thank you once again.
My mum went into Kendal Care Home direct from Hospital recovering from a fractured hip operation. As a family, we had been so fortunate to meet the manager when he held the same position at the residential care home where Mum lived at that time. When we needed a nursing placement the choice was so simple. What a wonderful home the manager and his team have built. The “house” runs like clockwork, the staff are exceptional and the care Mum received was simply outstanding. During 25 years working as a business agent selling care homes, I visited hundreds of homes in the north of England and Kendal Care Home is simply the best I have ever come across. I would urge anyone looking for care to look no further than Kendal Care Home.
Thank you so much for your very kind words, we were privileged and proud to look after Mum and your family through a very difficult time. We will pass these wonderful words onwards to our nurses and care teams, this lovely feedback encourages us to work harder to provide outstanding care for our residents and families - thank you once again.
Respite care was available at the perfect time, such a relief to know my sister-in-law was being looked after while I sorted some things to make living at home easier. The home always seems clean and there are always activities going on. All staff are really friendly and approachable, from the manager to the carers and reception staff.
Thank you so much for your kind words, which we will pass on to our care teams. It's so good to hear that your sister-in-law had a lovely experience in our home and great to hear that she is managing living at home now, we are so happy that we have been able to help make this possible. Thank you again for your positive feedback.
I was concerned the staff would not be able to cope with him and he would not receive the care he deserved. How wrong I was. All the staff quickly showed how experienced and caring they were. I felt he was in a warm welcoming environment All the staff are friendly, caring and quickly assessed the best way they could help him. From initially dreading to going to see him and saying goodbye at the end of the visit I am now reassured he is in the best possible place he could be.
Thank you so much for your very kind words, which we will pass onwards to our care teams. We very much appreciate your lovely feedback, and are glad you feel that your loved one is safe and being well looked after.
My mum's health is improving and the interaction from all departments with my mum is excellent I can honestly say my mum is in safe hands and the home itself isn’t like any other this home feels like a family with all the staff supporting in the best way they can.
The compassion shown by every member of the team is exceptional, my mother will never be how she used to but she now has a better quality of life and that’s all she has ever wanted.
We will always be grateful for everything you have all done from the bottom of our hearts thank you for bringing us some hope when we thought there was none. You have made an amazing difference in my mother’s life.
Thank you so much for your very kind words, which we will pass onwards to our care teams. We feel very privileged to be entrusted with the care of the family's loved ones and are delighted to hear that Mum and your family have had a good experience in our home. Care delivery is about supporting the...
Mum had been very nervous about her planned move into residential care, worried that she would be left to find her own way and overwhelmed by the newness of it all, but she needn't have worried as she was made to feel special and one of the family from the outset. it was clear to me that Kendal Care Home is a very special place with a caring and dedicated staff who go out of their way to make their residents feel at home. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your very kind words, we received these with gratitude, and have sent them onwards to our care teams. We believe that there is great comfort in supporting families at what can be a very difficult and emotional time, when taking the difficult steps into a caring environment for...
My mum was very lucky to spend her last weeks at Kendal Care Home. The staff are so kind and helpful and they did everything to make my mum as comfortable as she could be. I have no reservations in recommending Kendal Care Home to any others who need nursing care.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to share your positive experience of the care provided within Kendal Care Home. It is always so very heartwarming to be able to share comments such as these with the staff members.
While my mother-in-law was in Kendal Care Home, I found all the staff very attentive and caring. The home is very friendly and welcoming, the staff are all very helpful. Everything is first-class and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this care home.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to share your positive experience of the care provided within Kendal Care Home. It is always so very heartwarming to be able to share comments such as these with the staff members.
My mother was admitted to a very nice, clean room on the 1st floor in January 2024. In spite of being 105, she'd had a hip replacement, following a fall. She was in discomfort and often in pain. The staff treated her gently and with respect. They kept a close eye on her pain control. The nurses always had time for us to discuss concerns. We and Mum were treated with compassion, even giving us hugs when Mum passed away.
Thank you so much for your very kind words, which we have passed onwards to our care teams. Looking after Mum was such a privilege and pleasure; we really do appreciate this lovely feedback. Thank you.
I'm generally there 3 times a week. I cannot fault anything with Mum's care. All the staff are friendly and appear to actually love their residents. They do all sorts of activities. The food looks amazing. It really is like 'home from home.'
My mum is happy and content and beautifully cared for. Who could ask for more?
Thank you for taking the time to review Kendal Care Home and share your experience and kind words for the staff who work with great care/attention and enthusiasm.
Staff very caring and informative. Visitors made welcome every day. Nothing too much trouble for them. All in all, very good.
Many thanks for your very kind words, which I have passed onwards to all of our care teams. We really do appreciate your lovely feedback and always strive to ensure families and friends have a good experience in our home.
Delighted to see my aunty being so well looked after in excellent surroundings by very caring and considerate staff. Well done! (And I'm very fussy).
Thank you very much indeed for taking the time to share your experience of Kendal Care Home. What lovely comments to be able to share with the team.
We can only heap praise upon the staff and reassure them that we are very grateful and appreciative for the hard work they all do.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for your very kind words which we appreciate dearly. We will be sure to pass on your lovely comments to our staff teams who thoroughly deserve this recognition for their hard work and diligence. Many thanks.
Everyone most helpful, go beyond their duty. How they know your name and keep smiling I will never know. A very caring home and friendly.
Good morning and thank you for taking the time to review Kendal Care Home, the team will be delighted to receive your comments.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 05 August 2021Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
3 Bed Vacancies
Posted: 28 July 2026Kendal care home currently has 3 beds available. We would be delighted to show you around our beautiful home.
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Awards / Recognitions (9)
- 30 Nov 2025Recipient: Kendal Care Home
- 16 Jun 2025Recipient: Abbey Healthcare
- 06 Jun 2025Recipient: Abbey Healthcare
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

Hi,
My name is Graham and I am the registered manager here at Kendal Care Home. I am a registered nurse and experienced home manager having managed 3 other regulated care homes across the Morecambe Bay area.
A seasoned nurse with a broad experience predominantly in complex dementia nursing, I am a firm believer in delivering holistic person-centred care to all residents in my care, and I am passionate about promoting health & well-being in both residents and staff teams alike.
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