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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Amherst Court is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 0 other homes in Medway.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Amherst Court is one of 65 care homes in Medway: a 112-bed nursing home in Chatham, run by Avante Care and Support Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Medway, where the typical home has 19 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. 94% of homes in Medway also score 5. In Medway, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Avante Care and Support Limited runs 12 care homes, and 8 of the 11 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2020, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. Its previous rating, in August 2018, was Outstanding, so the home has slipped. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Medway, 42% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
