Residential care home · Kent

Tralee Rest Home

38-40, Tankerton Road, Whitstable, CT5 2AB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 July 2025 Rated 1 year 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?62%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?62%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySignificant shortfalls
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2021GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Kent

Tralee Rest 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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What the data says about Tralee Rest Home

An independent residential care home in Whitstable, Kent, Tralee Rest Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 36 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Kent are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

In July 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in February 2023. Ratings in Kent are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (significant shortfalls).

286 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.