SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?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. ?
Broadmeadow is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 43 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Kent County Council runs Broadmeadow, a residential care home in Folkestone, Kent with room for 48 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.
In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 9 of Kent County Council’s 9 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC's latest rating, from December 2019, is Good overall. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For effective, the rating was Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
