SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?64%Good
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Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Hawkhurst House Proactive Assessment Unit is in the Good tier ?, with 286 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Hawkhurst House Proactive Assessment Unit
Run by Hawkhurst House PAU Limited, Hawkhurst House Proactive Assessment Unit is a nursing home in Cranbrook, Kent with 31 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2025. That matches its previous rating, from June 2023. The typical rating in Kent is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 6 standards out of 33 scored below good.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent.
