SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
1 & 2 Hedgerows is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 14 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
1 & 2 Hedgerows is a 4-bed residential care home in Staplehurst, Kent, run by Kent County Council. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a sensory impairment and children. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in December 2019. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 45% of ratings in Kent are as old (how rating age varies by council).
The nearest home with a higher rating is Gresham House (Outstanding), 0.1 km away. It is one of 9 homes run by Kent County Council. 9 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
