SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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?79%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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?79%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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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: 29 good, 3 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
The Kent Autistic Trust - 52a River Drive is in the Good tier ?, with 33 other homes in Medway.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Kent Autistic Trust - 52a River Drive in brief
The Kent Autistic Trust - 52a River Drive is a 6-bed residential care home in Rochester, Medway. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Medway has 19 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 94% of homes in Medway also score 5. Across Medway, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The Kent Autistic Trust runs 5 care homes, and all 5 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from March 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from June 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Medway, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “planning for the future” (some shortfalls).
