Elm Lea Residential Care Home
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Elm Lea Residential Care Home, situated in the picturesque village of Saltwood near Hythe, Kent, offers compassionate and personalized care in a warm, homely…
- Care home
- Elm Lea Residential Care Home
- Location
- 17 Bartholomew Lane, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4BX, Hythe, CT21 4BX
- Care types
- Residential
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 20 March 2018
- Beds
- 15
- Phone
- 01303 269891
- CQC location ID
- 1-682246620
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 22 May 2018.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Good — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Requires improvement — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Good — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Requires improvement to Good (previously rated February 2017).
- Improved: Safe (Requires improvement → Good), Well-led (Requires improvement → Good).
- Got worse: Responsive (Good → Requires improvement).
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 31 August 2026.
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