Residential care home · Kent

Glover House

Glover Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0RZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago
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Glover House is a residential care home in Ashford in Kent, run by The Drive Care Homes Limited. It is registered for up to 8 residents and supports younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published July 2019, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for effective. For comparison, 79% of care homes in Kent are rated 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 5 July 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?Requires improvement
  • 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

Older rating. Published 5 July 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.

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How it compares in Kent

Glover House 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

The Drive Care Homes Limited runs 2 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Good.

  • The Drive
    Sidcup, Bexley · DA14 4ER · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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