Nursing home · Kent

Priory Mews Care Home

Watling Street, Dartford, DA2 6EG

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 2 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

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CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 15 December 2023 Rated 2 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

August 2023InadequateSECRW
January 2021GoodSECRW previous owner
April 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
March 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
January 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

Priory Mews Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 90 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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What the data says about Priory Mews Care Home

Priory Mews Care Home is a 156-bed nursing home in Dartford, Kent, run by Priory Mews Healthcare Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from December 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective and caring as Good. Its previous rating, in August 2023, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.

90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Turnbull Close, 0.9 km away, is the closest home rated Good.