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Residential care home · Kent

Birch House

The Street, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2AF

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 1 year ago
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Birch House is a residential care home in Ashford in Kent, run by Nexus Programme Limited. CQC registers it for 5 places and supports younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published January 2025, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 79% of care homes in Kent are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 8 January 2025 Rated 1 year 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

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Kent

Birch House is in the Good tier, alongside 286 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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The provider's other homes

Nexus Programme Limited runs 3 care homes registered with CQC: 3 Good.

  • Ashlea House
    Ashford, Kent · TN24 9BP · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Lyndhurst House
    Ashford, Kent · TN27 0NG · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago

All 3 homes run by Nexus Programme Limited →

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