Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 1 year ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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?71%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
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?61%Requires improvement
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Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 20 good, 13 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Chipstead Lake - Care Home Physical Disabilities is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 90 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Chipstead Lake - Care Home Physical Disabilities
Chipstead Lake - Care Home Physical Disabilities is a 24-bed residential care home in Sevenoaks, Kent, run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC last rated the home in December 2024, giving it Requires improvement overall. Effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated safe, caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in July 2018. The typical rating in Kent is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 13 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “assessing needs”.
90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. It is one of 34 homes run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. 19 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Rivermere Retirement and Care Home (Good), 0.8 km away.
