Residential care home · Kent

Grimston House Care Home

16 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2PU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 26 July 2019 Rated 7 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

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Kent

Grimston House Care Home 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 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
  • Laburnum House
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2QD · Residential care home · 6 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Folkestone Care Centre
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2NB · Nursing home · 110 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Carlile Lodge
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2QE · Residential care home · 10 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Westview
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2JR · Residential care home · 6 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Hatfield Lodge
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2RP · Residential care home · 34 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago

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Other homes run by Rosemere Care Home Ltd

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

  • St Claire's Care Home
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 1DQ · Residential care home · 39 beds
    Requires improvement S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 1 month ago

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Grimston House Care Home in brief

Rosemere Care Home Ltd runs Grimston House Care Home, a residential care home in Folkestone, Kent with room for 21 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people.

It is one of 2 homes run by Rosemere Care Home Ltd. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5.

In July 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in October 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).