Nursing home · Kent

Brabourne Care Centre

209 Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 8PL

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
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Brabourne Care Centre is a nursing home in Ashford, run by Opus Care Limited. It is registered for up to 82 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in August 2018. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Kent, 79% of the 461 rated care homes are 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

Requires improvement
Published 29 August 2018 Rated 8 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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 29 August 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.

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

How it compares in Kent

Brabourne Care Centre is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 87 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

Opus Care Limited runs 2 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Folkestone Care Centre
    Folkestone, Kent · CT20 2NB · Nursing home · 110 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Care homes nearby

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Glover House
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    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Heathfield Residential Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Montfort Manor
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  • Warren Lodge Care Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Kent Autistic Trust - 165 Jemmett Road
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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