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. ?
Run by Mr C L Saffrey and Mrs D E Saffrey, Beechfields is a residential care home in Sittingbourne, Kent with 9 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people. It is a small home for Kent, where the median is 24 beds.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. 286 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Good”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2019. That matches its previous rating, from July 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).
