SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
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
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
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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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Person-centred careExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%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
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 28 good, 3 exceptional, 2 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. ?
Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd runs Walmer Care Centre, a residential care home in Deal, Kent with room for 37 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Kent are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
Its CQC rating, from September 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from April 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Kent, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Kent. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd runs 6 care homes, and all 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
