Nursing home · Kent

Folkestone Care Centre

52-56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 September 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2019Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

Folkestone Care Centre 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

  • Wells Lodge Nursing Home
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2HA · Nursing home · 22 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
  • Westview
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2JR · Residential care home · 6 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Grimston House Care Home
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2PU · Residential care home · 21 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Laburnum House
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2QD · Residential care home · 6 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ravenlea
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2JU · Residential care home · 7 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Grosvenor Court
    Folkestone, Kent · CT19 5HP · Residential care home · 13 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Opus Care Limited

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

  • Brabourne Care Centre
    Ashford, Kent · TN24 8PL · Nursing home · 82 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago

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Folkestone Care Centre at a glance

Run by Opus Care Limited, Folkestone Care Centre is a nursing home in Folkestone, Kent with 110 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2022. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2019.

In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). 1 of Opus Care Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.