Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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. ?
Whitstable Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 90 other homes in Kent.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Whitstable Nursing Home is a 34-bed nursing home in Whitstable, Kent, run by Uniquehelp Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia.
90 other homes in Kent share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. 0 of Uniquehelp Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Bluebells Care Home, 0.5 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
CQC last rated the home in March 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. Before that, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
