SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
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?64%Good
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Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Bethany House Care Home is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 15-bed nursing home in Romney Marsh, run by Bethany Lodge Kent Limited. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2024. That is up from Requires improvement in April 2021. That is more recent than most ratings in Kent, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 8 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). It is one of 2 homes run by Bethany Lodge Kent Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
