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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Oaklands is a 6-bed residential care home in Ashford, Kent, run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Kent, where the median is 24 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2023, is Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in December 2016, was the same.
In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 24 homes run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited. 22 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.