Residential care home · Kent

St Peter's Care Home

15 St Georges Terrace, Herne Bay, CT6 8RQ

Good Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Good
Published 8 December 2021 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?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

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2021InadequateSECRW
  • January 2020GoodSECRW
  • May 2017GoodSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

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

St Peter's Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 43 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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St Peter's Care Home in brief

St Peter's Care Home is a 48-bed residential care home in Herne Bay, Kent, run by Gem Care 6 Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and younger adults. The typical home in Kent has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

CQC's latest rating, from December 2021, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Inadequate in June 2021.