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?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
An independent residential care home in Dartford, Kent, Shakti Lodge is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 26 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in June 2021. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. Its rating before that, in October 2019, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 45% of homes in Kent. Here is how rating age varies by council.
90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. Wilmington Manor Care Home, 1.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
