Residential care home · Kent

King Edward House

77-79 New Street, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2BW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?75%Good
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2018GoodSECRW
  • June 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

King Edward House 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

  • Eastry House
    Sandwich, Kent · CT13 0HE · Residential care home · 22 beds3.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Upton House
    Deal, Kent · CT14 0BA · Residential care home · 20 beds4.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Oakfield House
    Canterbury, Kent · CT3 1BU · Residential care home · 30 beds5.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Martha House
    Deal, Kent · CT14 0PG · Nursing home · 23 beds5.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Ebbsfleet House
    Ramsgate, Kent · CT12 5DJ · Residential care home · 5 beds6.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Martins
    Ramsgate, Kent · CT12 5DJ · Residential care home · 2 beds6.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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About King Edward House

Run by R Cadman, King Edward House is a residential care home in Canterbury, Kent with 6 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.

Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2019. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in July 2026. Its rating before that, in December 2018, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Kent, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.