Shaws Wood Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Strood in Medway, run by MDJ Homes Limited. CQC registers it for 39 places and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.
Its latest CQC rating, published December 2025, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 68% of care homes in Medway are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC rating
Requires improvement
Published 8 December 2025
Rated 9 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 Medway
Shaws Wood Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 16 other homes in Medway.
Of the 60 rated care homes here, 68% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
- Good 33 (51%)
- Good, with an area to improve 7 (11%)
- Requires improvement 17 (26%)
- Inadequate 2 (3%)
- Not yet rated 5 (8%)
Half of Medway's ratings are more than 4.6 years old. How tiers work
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