Nursing home · Kent

Maidstone Care Centre

259 Boxley Road, Maidstone, ME14 2AR

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 6 months ago
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Maidstone Care Centre is a nursing home in Maidstone, run by RCH Care Homes Limited. It has 58 registered beds and supports older people and people living with dementia.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in March 2026. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Kent, 79% of the 461 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 3 March 2026 Rated 6 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?Good
  • 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

Maidstone Care Centre 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

RCH Care Homes Limited runs 9 care homes registered with CQC: 7 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Brentwood Care Centre
    Brentwood, Essex · CM15 9NG · Nursing home · 112 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Park View Care Centre
    Ashford, Kent · TN23 3NZ · Nursing home · 88 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Queens Court Care Home
    Buckhurst Hill, Essex · IG9 6DS · Nursing home · 90 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Romford Nursing Care Centre
    Romford, Havering · RM3 8HW · Nursing home · 114 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Withens Nursing Home
    Gravesend, Kent · DA13 9NQ · Nursing home · 33 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Woodlands Care Centre
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB4 2RD · Nursing home · 109 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Care homes nearby

  • Eastfield
    Maidstone, Kent · ME14 5HY · Residential care home · 43 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Glenhurst Lodge
    Maidstone, Kent · ME14 5DX · Nursing home · 23 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Cavell Park Care Home
    Maidstone, Kent · ME14 3EN · Nursing home · 69 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Aspen House
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 0SH · Residential care home · 16 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Greenbanks Care Home
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 0SL · Residential care home · 19 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Lulworth House Dementia Residential Care Home
    Maidstone, Kent · ME16 0EN · Residential care home · 42 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago

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