Residential care home · Kent

Hamilton's Residential Home

26 Island Road, Upstreet, Canterbury, CT3 4DA

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 9 months ago
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Hamilton's Residential Home is a residential care home in Canterbury in Kent, run by Lett's Care Ltd. It has 17 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published November 2025, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 79% of care homes in Kent are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 November 2025 Rated 9 months 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?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

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

How it compares in Kent

Hamilton's Residential Home is in the Good tier, alongside 286 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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