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Nursing home · Kent

Dover House

57 Coombe Valley Road, Dover, CT17 0EX

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 1 month ago
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Dover House is a nursing home in Dover in Kent, run by Dover House (GC) Limited. It has 86 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published July 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring. For comparison, 79% of care homes in Kent are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 31 July 2026 Rated 1 month ago
  • 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

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

How it compares in Kent

Dover House 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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