Residential care home · Kent

Ivy Bank Residential Care Home

Wellington Road, Temple Ewell, Dover, CT16 3DB

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good No registered manager

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CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 16 December 2022 Rated 3 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?Requires improvement

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

January 2020GoodSECRW
December 2018Requires improvementSECRW
October 2017Requires improvementSECRW
April 2017Requires improvementSECRW
April 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Kent

Ivy Bank Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 90 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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Woodside Residential Care Home
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Applecroft Care Home
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Riverlea House
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Ivy Bank Residential Care Home at a glance

Ivy Bank Residential Care Home is a 27-bed residential care home in Dover, Kent, run by Ivybank Health Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

CQC's latest rating, from December 2022, is Requires improvement overall. Well-led was also Requires improvement. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in January 2020, it was rated Good.

Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Swerford House, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Good.