SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 23 good, 10 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Harrier Lodge 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%).
Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, Harrier Lodge is a nursing home in Whitstable, Kent with 65 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Kent are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
CQC last rated the home in July 2026, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from November 2020. Ratings in Kent are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 10 fell below good. The lowest was “kindness, compassion and dignity” (some shortfalls).
It is one of 106 homes run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd. 97 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent.
