Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↑ Up from Inadequate
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 Herne Bay, Kent, St Brelades is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 37 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in February 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. That is up from Inadequate in July 2022.
90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from July 2026. 90% of homes in Kent score the top mark of 5. About 0.1 km away, The Cumberland is rated Good. It is one of 2 homes run by St Brelades Retirement Homes Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
