SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in April 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Kimberley Residential Home 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%).
Kimberley Residential Home is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 18-bed residential care home in Herne Bay, run by Noble Care Homes Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2019, is Good overall. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from June 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 45% of ratings in Kent are as old (how rating age varies by council).
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in April 2026. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
