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?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
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. ?
Run by Methodist Homes, Bradbury Grange is a residential care home in Whitstable, Kent with 50 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
About 0.2 km away, Bluebells Care Home is rated Good. It is one of 69 homes run by Methodist Homes. 60 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in October 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective and well-led as well. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in February 2020.
