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?Good
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. ?
Abbotsleigh Dementia Nursing and Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 286 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Abbotsleigh Dementia Nursing and Residential Care Home in brief
Abbotsleigh Dementia Nursing and Residential Care Home is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 61-bed nursing home in Staplehurst, run by Nellsar Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.
Nellsar Limited runs 13 care homes, and 10 of the 13 rated are Good or Outstanding. About 0.7 km away, Gresham House is rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2018. Before that, in February 2018, it was rated Requires improvement. 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).
