SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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. ?
Brook Lodge 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%).
An independent residential care home in Deal, Kent, Brook Lodge is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 55 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people. That is larger than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.
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 June 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2021, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
