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. ?
The home changed owner in May 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Brambling House is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 20-bed residential care home in Dover, run by Gem Holistic Care Ltd. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. 2 of Gem Holistic Care Ltd’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Gem Holistic Care Ltd has run the home since May 2025, when it changed owner.
In March 2020, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in August 2017, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 45% of homes in Kent. Here is how rating age varies by council.
