Nursing home · Kent

Ami Group - The Knoll Unit and Ami Court Unit

196-198 Dover Road, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7NB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 6 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?82%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 exceptional
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
    • Partnerships and communitiesExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2022Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2019GoodSECRW
  • December 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2016GoodSECRW
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  • August 2015Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

Ami Group - The Knoll Unit and Ami Court Unit is in the Good tier ?, with 286 other homes in Kent. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 17 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 15 (3%)
  • Good 287 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 44 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 91 (19%)
  • Inadequate 8 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 23 (5%)

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  • Generals Meadow
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  • Meadowside
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  • The Goodwins
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Bradfield Residential Home
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Ami Group - The Knoll Unit and Ami Court Unit at a glance

Raj & Knoll Limited runs Ami Group - The Knoll Unit and Ami Court Unit, a nursing home in Deal, Kent with room for 67 residents. It is registered to care for older people. Most homes in Kent are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2026. Its previous rating, in August 2022, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Kent is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 3 were exceptional.

Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Goodwins (Outstanding), 0.7 km away.