The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 146 of the 213 mental health in Kent currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Edenbridge, TN8
Operated by Genuine Care Homecare Services Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/18/19.
139/139A High Street, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5AX
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Sevenoaks, TN13
Operated by Care UK Care Services Limited
Registered to support younger adults, dementia care, mental health. 80 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/4/25.
Bourchier Close, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1PD
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Dover, CT16
Operated by LDC Care Company Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 3 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 3/17/18.
Chittys Barn, Salisbury Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1EU
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
West Malling, ME19
Operated by Avenues South East
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 11/19/22.
Suite A, The Stable Block, Bradbourne House, East Malling, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6DZ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Folkestone, CT19
Operated by CLBD Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. 5 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/6/19.
95 Ashley Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PJ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
West Malling, ME19
Operated by Kent County Council
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/5/18.
Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bromley, BR2
Operated by Mears Extra Care Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/3/22.
Crown Meadow Court, 23 Brosse Way, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8FE
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Canterbury, CT3
Operated by Littlebourne House Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care, mental health. 65 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/3/19.
2 High Street, Littlebourne, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 1UN
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Folkestone, CT19
Operated by Kent Senior Care Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/27/18.
300 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4DP
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Whitstable, CT5
Operated by Adelaide Care Limited
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 5 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/24/24.
Kingsdown Park East, Tankerton, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 2DT
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 146 mental health in Kent that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 213 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
CQC registers services by the groups they support, and mental health is one of the largest. This covers community services, supported housing, and care at home for people whose primary need relates to mental health rather than age or physical disability.
Community based services. Outreach, floating support and recovery-focused work, usually not tied to where you live.
Supported housing. Accommodation with staff on site or visiting, from a shared house to a scheme with 24-hour cover.
Care at home. Practical and personal support in your own home, often alongside NHS community mental health teams.
Rehabilitation services. Structured support to rebuild independence, often after a hospital stay.
If someone has been detained in hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act, or certain other sections, the NHS and the council have a joint duty to provide aftercare free of charge.
Section 117 aftercare:
This is routinely missed. If someone was detained under section 3 and is now paying for mental health related support, that is worth challenging in writing.
Ordinary mental health social care goes through the council means test like any other. Direct payments are available and often suit people who want control over who supports them and when.
If needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare. And if work is the issue, Access to Work funds mental health support and workplace adjustments without a means test.
Read the full CQC report, particularly safe and well-led. Then ask:
213 CQC-registered mental health have a registered office in Kent, South East. Of those, 146 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
If someone has been detained in hospital under certain sections of the Mental Health Act, mainly section 3, the NHS and the council must provide aftercare services free of charge. Section 117 aftercare is not means tested and cannot be charged for. It is one of the most valuable and least understood entitlements in the whole system, and it has no time limit: it lasts until both bodies formally agree the person no longer needs it.
Ordinary mental health social care is means tested in the usual way. Section 117 aftercare is not, and must be free. If someone was detained under section 3 and is being charged for services that relate to their mental health, that is worth challenging.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.