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Residential care home · Kent

Hatfield Lodge

1-3 Trinity Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2RP

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 months ago
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Hatfield Lodge is a residential care home in Folkestone in Kent, run by Hatfield lodge care home Limited (part of 1st Choice Care Homes). It has 34 registered beds and supports older people and people living with dementia.

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

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 23 January 2026 Rated 7 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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

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

How it compares in Kent

Hatfield Lodge 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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