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
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. ?
Sonya Lodge Dementia Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 286 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sonya Lodge Dementia Residential Care Home is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 37-bed residential care home in Dartford, run by Nellsar Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
10 of Nellsar Limited’s 13 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 286 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in February 2020. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2019. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
