Residential care home · Kent

Spencer House

Spencer Road, Birchington, CT7 9EZ

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 August 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • July 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2017Requires 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

Spencer House 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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  • Beach House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Springfield House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Highfield Residential Home
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  • Wain House
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  • St Michael's Nursing Home
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What the data says about Spencer House

Covenant Mission Care Ltd runs Spencer House, a residential care home in Birchington, Kent with room for 25 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

CQC last rated the home in August 2022, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in August 2019.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Beach House (Good), 0.3 km away. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. 90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”.