Residential care home · Kent

Eastry House

High Street, Eastry, Sandwich, CT13 0HE

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
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Eastry House is a residential care home in Sandwich, run by Optima Care Limited. It is registered for up to 22 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in April 2021, and Requires improvement in all five key questions. Across Kent, 79% of the 461 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 5 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 7 April 2021 Rated 5 years 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?Requires improvement
  • 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

Older rating. Published 7 April 2021, 5 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

Eastry 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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The provider's other homes

Optima Care Limited runs 5 care homes registered with CQC: 4 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Bon Secours
    Deal, Kent · CT14 9SW · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
  • Seahaven
    Deal, Kent · CT14 8AF · Residential care home · 19 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Chilterns
    Westgate On Sea, Kent · CT8 8SA · Nursing home · 24 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • The Meadows
    Herne Bay, Kent · CT6 5QP · Nursing home · 10 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Care homes nearby

  • Upton House
    Deal, Kent · CT14 0BA · Residential care home · 20 beds2.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Martha House
    Deal, Kent · CT14 0PG · Nursing home · 23 beds3.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • King Edward House
    Canterbury, Kent · CT3 2BW · Residential care home · 6 beds3.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • The Old Vicarage
    Deal, Kent · CT14 0JG · Residential care home · 39 beds3.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Sholden Hall Residential Home
    Deal, Kent · CT14 0AB · Residential care home · 27 beds5.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago
  • St Winifreds Care Centre
    Deal, Kent · CT14 9PP · Nursing home · 59 beds6.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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