Residential care home · Kent

Bluebells Care Home

3 Joy Lane, Whitstable, CT5 4LS

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago
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Bluebells Care Home is a residential care home in Whitstable in Kent, run by H U Investments Limited. It is registered for up to 30 residents and supports older people and people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published August 2024, 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 29 August 2024 Rated 2 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

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

How it compares in Kent

Bluebells Care Home 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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