Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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 Achieve Together Limited, Kingsdown House is a residential care home in Kent, Medway with 9 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Medway has 19 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its CQC rating, from May 2022, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in November 2018, it was rated Good.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in May 2025. 94% of homes in Medway score the top mark of 5. 15 other homes in Medway share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The nearest home with a higher rating is Grafton Lodge (Good), 0.0 km away. It is one of 139 homes run by Achieve Together Limited. 115 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
