The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 150 of the 206 sensory impairment 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
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
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
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
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
Sittingbourne, ME9
Operated by Demelza House Childrens Hospice
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, physical disability. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 1/12/26.
Rook Lane, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8DZ
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
Romney Marsh, TN29
Operated by Mr Laurence John Waitt
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. 17 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/5/18.
80 High Street, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9AN
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 150 sensory impairment in Kent that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 206 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 records sensory impairment as a group that services are registered to support. In practice, support for sight and hearing loss runs through councils, the NHS and specialist charities together.
If you are certified by an ophthalmologist as sight impaired or severely sight impaired, you get a Certificate of Vision Impairment and can register with your council.
Registration is voluntary, but being registered severely sight impaired unlocks:
Deaf and deafblind people can also register with the council, which triggers an assessment duty.
Ask for an assessment by someone qualified in sensory impairment rather than a general social worker. It should cover:
Equipment and minor adaptations under £1,000 must be provided free after assessment. You should not be buying these yourself.
Attendance Allowance or PIP, neither means tested. Sight and hearing loss often score well on the daily living and mobility descriptors, particularly around preparing food, reading, communicating and following a journey.
Access to Work for anything work related: screen readers, magnification, an interpreter, a support worker, or taxis where public transport is not workable.
Disabled Facilities Grant for adaptations such as tactile or high-contrast fittings and improved lighting.
Councils commission a lot of sensory support through charities, so the specialist help often sits outside the council itself. RNIB for sight loss, RNID for hearing loss and Sense for deafblindness all provide advice, and can often act faster than a council waiting list.
206 CQC-registered sensory impairment have a registered office in Kent, South East. Of those, 150 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.
Registration is voluntary but it unlocks a lot. Being certified as severely sight impaired qualifies you automatically for a Blue Badge, a 50% TV licence discount, help with NHS costs, Council Tax and rail travel concessions, and it triggers a council duty to assess your needs. The certificate comes from an ophthalmologist and is called a CVI.
Much of it is. Councils must provide equipment and minor adaptations under £1,000 free after an assessment, which covers things like talking clocks, liquid level indicators, flashing doorbells and vibrating alarms. Hearing aids are free on the NHS.
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.