Care home quality in Kent: CQC ratings report
Of the 296 care homes in Kent with a current CQC rating, 85.5% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 85.3% across the South East and 85% across England. 14 are rated Outstanding and 43 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. Kent ranks 62nd of 118 English council areas for the share of homes rated Good or better.
Ratings in Kent
| CQC rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | 14 | 4.7% |
| Good | 239 | 80.7% |
| Requires improvement | 37 | 12.5% |
| Inadequate | 6 | 2% |
How Kent compares
| Area | Rated homes | Good or better |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | 296 | 85.5% |
| South East | 85.3% | |
| England | 7,798 | 85% |
Care homes rated Outstanding in Kent
- Aspley House
- Avondale House — Westgate-on-Sea (rated 17 October 2025)
- Chitty Barn — Dover
- Hale Place Farmhouse — Tonbridge
- Insight Specialist Behavioural Service Ltd — Sittingbourne
- Lady Dane Farmhouse — Faversham (rated 3 February 2026)
- Moordean
- Rose Farm House — Ramsgate
- SENSE - 89 Hastings Avenue — Margate
- The Glen — Dover
- The Goodwins — Deal
- The Kent Autistic Trust - 118 Beaver Lane
- Weald Heights — Sevenoaks
- Wolverton Court — Dover
By town
| Town | Rated homes | Good or better |
|---|---|---|
| Folkestone | 21 | 81% |
| Maidstone | 18 | 83.3% |
| Dover | 17 | 76.5% |
| Ashford | 16 | 93.8% |
| Sittingbourne | 14 | 92.9% |
| Canterbury | 12 | 91.7% |
| Deal | 10 | 90% |
| Tunbridge Wells | 9 | 88.9% |
| Margate | 9 | 100% |
| Herne Bay | 8 | 87.5% |
| Whitstable | 7 | 85.7% |
| Hythe | 7 | 71.4% |
| Sevenoaks | 7 | 85.7% |
| Broadstairs | 6 | 66.7% |
| Faversham | 6 | 100% |
Towns with at least 5 rated homes. Small numbers move a lot: in a town of 5 homes, one inspection changes the figure by 20 points.
Types of care
Of the 310 care homes in Kent, 74 provide nursing care and 127 are registered to care for people living with dementia. Compare every care home in Kent.
Method. Every open care home in Kent in the CareFinder database was counted, using the council area assigned from its postcode. The rating is the home's current overall CQC rating, taken from the CQC's own record where we hold it. The rank orders the 118 English council areas with at least 20 rated homes by the share rated Good or Outstanding.
Sample. 310 open care homes, 296 of them with a current CQC rating.
Excluded. Homes not yet rated by the CQC, homes that have closed, and home care agencies (which the CQC rates separately).
Data correct as of. 18 September 2026. Source: CareFinder database, built from the Care Quality Commission register, with council areas assigned from each home’s postcode.
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