SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?33%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 8 good, 25 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. ?
St Anselm's Nursing Home is a 26-bed nursing home in Deal, Kent. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs.
The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in April 2026. It was Inadequate for safe, effective and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Requires improvement. CQC rated responsive as Good. That is down from Good in June 2023. Ratings in Kent are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “kindness, compassion and dignity”, one of 25 standards out of 33 scored below good.
About 0.1 km away, Meadowside is rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
