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. ?
The home changed owner in January 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Mr Laurence John Waitt runs The Paddock, a residential care home in Romney Marsh, Kent with room for 17 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.
Its CQC rating, from September 2018, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in July 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The home changed owner in January 2025. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
