Residential care home · Kent

St James Mews

2-3 St James Place, Dartford, DA1 2ED

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 31 January 2023 Rated 3 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?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2022InadequateSECRW
  • January 2019GoodSECRW
  • June 2018GoodSECRW
  • March 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Kent

St James Mews 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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Care homes nearby

  • St James House
    Dartford, Kent · DA1 2DX · Residential care home · 6 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • West Hill Care Home
    Dartford, Kent · DA1 2GA · Nursing home · 77 beds0.3 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: GoodC: InadequateR: GoodW: Inadequate Rated 8 months ago
  • Shakti Lodge
    Dartford, Kent · DA1 3HR · Residential care home · 26 beds1.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • The Willows Care Home
    Dartford, Kent · DA1 5LZ · Nursing home · 24 beds1.5 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Sonya Lodge Dementia Residential Care Home
    Dartford, Kent · DA2 7EG · Residential care home · 37 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Bridge Care Home
    Dartford, Kent · DA1 5FW · Residential care home · 71 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago

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Other homes run by Liaise (London) Limited

9 care homes in total: 5 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

  • Park House
    London, Haringey · N4 4ED · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 9 months ago
  • Somerford Place
    London, Haringey · N17 0ND · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Willow Court
    Waltham Abbey, Essex · EN9 1BZ · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Birchwood House
    London, Newham · E12 6RB · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Oakdene House
    Erith, Bexley · DA8 1EJ · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Crossbrook Court
    Cheshunt, Hertfordshire · EN8 8LU · Residential care home · 15 beds
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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St James Mews at a glance

St James Mews is one of 485 care homes in Kent: a 9-bed residential care home in Dartford, run by Liaise (London) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and people who use drugs or alcohol. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In January 2023, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in October 2022, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.

About 1.8 km away, Sonya Lodge Dementia Residential Care Home is rated Good. Liaise (London) Limited runs 9 care homes, and 5 of the 9 rated are Good or Outstanding. 90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”.