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?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. ?
Bramblings Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 90 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Bramblings (Kent) Limited, Bramblings Residential Home is a residential care home in Hartley, Kent with 42 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people. That is larger than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Russell Court Nursing Home (Good), 0.3 km away. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in July 2022. It was Requires improvement for responsive and well-led as well. For safe, effective and caring, the rating was Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in July 2019.
