Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↑ Up from InadequateNo registered managerNew owner since December 2023
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The home changed owner in December 2023. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Avante Care and Support Limited runs Barnes Lodge, a nursing home in Tonbridge, Kent with room for 101 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from May 2023, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in September 2022, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Tonbridge House Care Home (Good), 1.4 km away. The home changed owner in December 2023. Avante Care and Support Limited runs 12 care homes, and 8 of the 11 rated are Good or Outstanding. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
