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?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
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. ?
Eastry House is a 22-bed residential care home in Sandwich, Kent, run by Optima Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.
It is one of 5 homes run by Optima Care Limited. 0 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Upton House (Good), 2.5 km away. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in August 2026. In Kent, 90% of homes score 5. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
Its CQC rating, from April 2021, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in September 2019. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
