Residential care home · Kent

Yoakley House Care Home

Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, CT9 4AH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 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?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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Kent

Yoakley House Care 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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Care homes nearby

  • Sandmere Care Home
    Margate, Kent · CT9 4PA · Nursing home · 68 beds0.4 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • North Lodge Care Home
    Margate, Kent · CT9 1TJ · Residential care home · 21 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • SENSE - 89 Hastings Avenue
    Margate, Kent · CT9 2SQ · Residential care home · 4 beds0.6 km
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • St Peters Home
    Margate, Kent · CT9 1TH · Residential care home · 38 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Forbesville
    Margate, Kent · CT9 2LS · Residential care home · 1 beds1.0 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Aquarius Lodge
    Margate, Kent · CT9 2AN · Residential care home · 17 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago

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About Yoakley House Care Home

Michael Yoakley's Charity runs Yoakley House Care Home, a residential care home in Margate, Kent with room for 31 residents. It is registered to care for older people.

The nearest home with a higher rating is SENSE - 89 Hastings Avenue (Outstanding), 0.6 km away. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. 90% of homes in Kent also score 5. In Kent, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2018. That matches its previous rating, from November 2015. 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).