SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
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
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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?68%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?62%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 24 good, 9 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Lavender Fields is a 75-bed residential care home in Sevenoaks, Kent, run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
It is one of 26 homes run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. 18 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Alpine Care Home (Good), 2.5 km away. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. 90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2026. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in June 2021. Ratings in Kent are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 9 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “consent to care and treatment”.
