SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
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
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Rose Water Place Care Home is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 66-bed residential care home in Maidstone, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24 beds.
175 of Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited’s 198 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2025. The typical rating in Kent is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 9 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “consent to care and treatment”.
