Residential care home · Kent

Laburnum House

41 Grimston Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 May 2019 Rated 7 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 ?

  • October 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Kent

Laburnum 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

  • Grimston House Care Home
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2PU · Residential care home · 21 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Wells Lodge Nursing Home
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2HA · Nursing home · 22 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
  • Carlile Lodge
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2QE · Residential care home · 10 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Turketel Road
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2PA · Residential care home · 6 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Folkestone Care Centre
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2NB · Nursing home · 110 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Westview
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2JR · Residential care home · 6 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Other homes run by Lothlorien Community Limited

7 care homes in total: 6 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Eden Cottage
    Romney Marsh, Kent · TN29 0LR · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Maple House
    Folkestone, Kent · CT19 5HW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Ravenlea
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2JU · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Seabourne House
    Romney Marsh, Kent · TN29 0PX · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 years ago
  • Westview
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2JR · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The Cherries
    Folkestone, Kent · CT19 5HW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago

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Laburnum House in brief

Run by Lothlorien Community Limited, Laburnum House is a residential care home in Folkestone, Kent with 6 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.

Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. 6 of Lothlorien Community Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from May 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in October 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.