Nursing home · Kent

Firtree House Nursing Home

30 St James Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2JZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
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Firtree House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Tunbridge Wells, run by Aria Healthcare Group LTD (part of Welltower). It is registered for up to 50 residents and supports older people.

CQC rated it Good overall in June 2019. It was rated Requires improvement for responsive and well-led. Across Kent, 79% of the 461 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 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

Good
Published 25 June 2019 Rated 7 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 25 June 2019, 7 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

Firtree House Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 45 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

Aria Healthcare Group LTD runs 38 care homes registered with CQC: 33 Good, 5 Requires improvement.

  • Walstead Place Care Home
    Haywards Heath, West Sussex · RH16 2QG · Residential care home · 45 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 3 years ago
  • Abbeycrest Nursing Home
    Reading, Oxfordshire · RG4 9RG · Nursing home · 70 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Belmont House Nursing Home
    Sutton · SM2 6ND · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Bradbury House
    Braintree, Essex · CM7 1ES · Residential care home · 21 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Claydon House
    Lewes, East Sussex · BN7 2QT · Nursing home · 49 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Coxhill Manor Nursing and Residential Home
    Woking, Surrey · GU24 8AU · Nursing home · 52 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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