Residential care home · Kent

The Island Residential Home

114 Leysdown Road, Leysdown on Sea, Isle Of Sheppey, ME12 4LH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 September 2021 Rated 5 years ago ?
  • 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?Good
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2019InadequateSECRW
  • April 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2017Requires improvementSECRW
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  • August 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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

The Island Residential 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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The Island Residential Home at a glance

An independent residential care home in Isle Of Sheppey, Kent, The Island Residential Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 35 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2021. Its previous rating, in November 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Kent, 45% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

Across Kent, 79% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from December 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. Moordean, 6.8 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.