Residential care home · Kent

Juniper

The Forstal, off Church Road, Mersham, TN25 6NU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 March 2018 Rated 8 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 ?

  • January 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

Juniper 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

  • Anderida
    Ashford, Kent · TN25 6NT · Residential care home · 3 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Rose Cottage
    Ashford, Kent · TN25 6NT · Residential care home · 4 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Court Lodge
    Ashford, Kent · TN25 6NS · Residential care home · 6 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Homelands
    Ashford, Kent · TN25 7DT · Residential care home · 6 beds3.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The New Bungalow
    Ashford, Kent · TN25 7DT · Residential care home · 6 beds3.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Montfort Manor
    Ashford, Kent · TN24 0YS · Nursing home · 68 beds3.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Other homes run by Counticare Limited

11 care homes in total: 11 Good.

  • Anderida
    Ashford, Kent · TN25 6NT · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Belmont
    Ashford, Kent · TN25 6DF · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Carlile Lodge
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2QE · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Cosy Lodge
    Ashford, Kent · TN27 0EH · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Grosvenor Court
    Folkestone, Kent · CT19 5HP · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Richardson Court
    Sellindge, Kent · TN25 6JD · Residential care home · 9 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Juniper at a glance

Run by Counticare Limited, Juniper is a residential care home in Mersham, Kent with 3 registered beds. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2018. That matches its previous rating, from January 2016. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 45% of homes in Kent. Here is how rating age varies by council.

In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Counticare Limited runs 11 care homes, and all 11 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.