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. ?
Newington Court is a 64-bed nursing home in Sittingbourne, Kent, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.
In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes, and 175 of the 198 rated are Good or Outstanding. Aspley House, 1.9 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
In May 2018, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in April 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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).
