Residential care home · Kent

Roper House

St. Dunstans Street, Canterbury, CT2 8BZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 February 2023 Rated 3 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • December 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • August 2016Requires 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

Roper 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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Other homes run by Achieve Together Limited

139 care homes in total: 7 Outstanding, 108 Good, 23 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
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    Swadlincote, Derbyshire · DE11 9AR · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 months ago
  • Irchester 168
    Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · NN29 7EW · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Rushden
    Rushden, North Northamptonshire · NN10 6BB · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
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    Plymouth · PL4 6BJ · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago

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Roper House at a glance

Roper House is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 24-bed residential care home in Canterbury, run by Achieve Together Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

In February 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its rating before that, in January 2020, was the same.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2024. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. 286 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Good”. It is one of 139 homes run by Achieve Together Limited. 115 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.