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?Requires improvement
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 Old Farm House Residential 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%).
The Old Farm House Residential Home is a 31-bed residential care home in Canterbury, Kent, run by Old Farm House Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2018, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 45% of ratings in Kent are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
