Residential care home · Kent

The Bridge Care Home

Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5FW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 15 May 2026 Rated 5 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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How it compares in Kent

The Bridge Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 286 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

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  • St James Mews
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • St James House
    Dartford, Kent · DA1 2DX · Residential care home · 6 beds2.0 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 beds2.0 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: GoodC: InadequateR: GoodW: Inadequate Rated 8 months ago
  • Woodford House
    Dartford, Kent · DA2 6EG · Nursing home · 41 beds2.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Priory Mews Care Home
    Dartford, Kent · DA2 6EG · Nursing home · 156 beds2.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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What the data says about The Bridge Care Home

Run by HBC 2021 Limited, The Bridge Care Home is a residential care home in Dartford, Kent with 71 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Kent are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

Its CQC rating, from May 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The typical rating in Kent is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

286 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.