Residential care home · Kent

Cedardale Residential Home

Queens Road, Maidstone, ME16 0HX

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 11 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 November 2025 Rated 11 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2021GoodSECRW
  • December 2019GoodSECRW
  • May 2017GoodSECRW
  • October 2015Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

Cedardale Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 286 other homes in Kent. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 17 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 15 (3%)
  • Good 287 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 44 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 91 (19%)
  • Inadequate 8 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 23 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Fairlawn Residential Home
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 0ET · Residential care home · 24 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Lulworth House Dementia Residential Care Home
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 0EN · Residential care home · 42 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Woodgate
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 0JG · Residential care home · 6 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Pilgrims Way Care Home with Nursing
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 8AU · Nursing home · 62 beds0.4 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated this month
  • The Grove Residential Home
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 8AU · Residential care home · 44 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Bowercroft Care Limited
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 8AX · Residential care home · 18 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by MGL Healthcare Limited

2 care homes in total: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Mont Calm Residential Home
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 8AT · Residential care home · 39 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 1 year ago

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Cedardale Residential Home in brief

Cedardale Residential Home is a 29-bed residential care home in Maidstone, Kent, run by MGL Healthcare Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

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 May 2025. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. 1 of MGL Healthcare Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2025. That matches its previous rating, from October 2021. The typical rating in Kent is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).