The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 325 of the 397 residential care home in Kent currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Staplehurst, TN12
Operated by Elysium Care Partnerships No 2 Limited
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, sensory impairment. 12 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/14/17.
Station Road, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0PZ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Canterbury, CT4
Registered to support learning disability and autism. 8 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/13/19.
Bridge House, Greenhills, Barham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 6LE
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Sittingbourne, ME10
Operated by Insight Specialist Behavioural Service Ltd
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism. 3 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/11/18.
201 London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1PA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bexleyheath, DA7
Operated by Queensgate Healthcare Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care, physical disability. 55 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/7/19.
43 Stephen Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 6EF
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Dover, CT15
Operated by High Quality Lifestyles Limited
Registered to support learning disability and autism. 6 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 6/22/19.
Alkham Valley Road, Alkham, Dover, Kent, CT15 7DS
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Margate, CT9
Registered to support older people. 21 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/31/19.
29-31 Westonville Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9 5DY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bromley, BR1
Operated by Cedarmore Housing Association Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care. 37 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/1/26.
267 Southlands Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2EG
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Margate, CT9
Operated by Sense
Registered to support learning disability and autism, physical disability, sensory impairment. 4 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/4/19.
89 Hastings Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9 2SQ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Faversham, ME13
Operated by Strode Park Foundation For People With Disabilities
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. 15 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/15/26.
Love Lane, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8BJ
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
Showing 10 of 325 residential care home in Kent that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 397 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.
A residential care home provides somewhere to live, meals, and help with personal care. It does not have nurses on site, which is the line between it and a nursing home.
People who can no longer manage safely at home even with visiting care, but whose needs are personal care rather than medical. Common reasons are advancing frailty, dementia where supervision is needed, repeated falls, or isolation.
Usually charged separately: hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers, some outings, and personal toiletries.
Fees are means tested through the council, with the £23,250 upper capital limit and the property rules above.
If your needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare, which is not means tested and pays for everything.
Use our means test calculator to estimate your contribution.
Visit more than once, and at least once unannounced around a mealtime. Look at:
Ask what proportion of residents are council funded. A very high self-funder rate usually means higher prices.
397 CQC-registered residential care home have a registered office in Kent, South East. Of those, 325 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.
A residential home provides accommodation and personal care: help with washing, dressing, medication and meals. A nursing home also has registered nurses on site for people with medical needs such as complex wounds, PEG feeding or unstable conditions. CQC registers them as care homes with and without nursing.
Your property is normally counted for a permanent care home place, but it is disregarded if your partner, a relative aged 60 or over, a disabled relative or a child under 16 still lives there. There is also a 12 week disregard at the start, and a deferred payment agreement can let the council recover fees from your estate later instead.
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.