SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
St Winifreds Care Centre 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%).
Nellsar Limited runs St Winifreds Care Centre, a nursing home in Deal, Kent with room for 59 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Kent are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. 10 of Nellsar Limited’s 13 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). About 1.2 km away, The Goodwins is rated Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in January 2021, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. Before that, in January 2020, it was rated Requires improvement. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 45% of homes in Kent. Here is how rating age varies by council.
