SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
An independent nursing home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Cornford House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 74 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2022, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in October 2018, it was rated Good.
90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. The nearest home with a higher rating is Seven Springs - Care Home Physical Disabilities (Good), 1.2 km away. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
