Wells Lodge Nursing Home is a nursing home in Folkestone in Kent, run by Merryhill Care Limited. It has 22 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs, people with a sensory impairment and eating disorders.
Its latest CQC rating, published June 2018, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for well-led. This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. For comparison, 79% of care homes in Kent are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.
CQC rating
Good
Published 20 June 2018
Rated 8 years ago
- 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
Older rating. Published 20 June 2018, 8 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.
Rating inherited from this home's previous registration (for example after a change of provider).
Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗
How it compares in Kent
Wells Lodge Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 45 other homes in Kent.
Of the 461 rated care homes here, 79% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Outstanding 17 (4%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 15 (3%)
- Good 287 (59%)
- Good, with an area to improve 46 (10%)
- Requires improvement 88 (18%)
- Inadequate 8 (2%)
- Not yet rated 22 (5%)
Half of Kent's ratings are more than 5.5 years old. How tiers work
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