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?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. ?
Forge House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 43 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Chatham, Kent, Forge House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people who use drugs or alcohol and people with an eating disorder. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in March 2017, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
