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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Run by Optimal Living (Kent) Limited, Hill Farm is a residential care home in Sittingbourne, Kent with 9 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Kent, where the median is 24 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in April 2022. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in February 2020, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. 2 of Optimal Living (Kent) Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The nearest home with a higher rating is Aspley House (Outstanding), 1.1 km away.
