Sobell Lodge - Care Home Physical Disabilities is a residential care home in Staplehurst in Kent, run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. It has 21 registered beds and supports older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism.
Its latest CQC rating, published April 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective. For comparison, 79% of care homes in Kent are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC rating
Requires improvement
Published 1 April 2026
Rated 5 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?Requires improvement
- 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
Sobell Lodge - Care Home Physical Disabilities 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
Leonard Cheshire Disability runs 34 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Outstanding, 20 Good, 13 Requires improvement.
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★Outstanding
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding
Rated 6 years ago
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Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good
Rated 3 months ago
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Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 7 years ago
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Appley Cliff - Care Home Physical Disabilities
Shanklin, Isle of Wight · PO37 6RG · Residential care home · 13 beds
Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 7 years ago
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Athol House - Care Home Physical Disabilities
London, Southwark · SE19 1XE · Residential care home · 21 beds
Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 3 years ago
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Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 3 months ago
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Care homes nearby
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1 & 2 Hedgerows
Staplehurst, Kent · TN12 0QQ · Residential care home · 4 beds0.6 km
Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good
Rated 6 years ago
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Gresham House
Staplehurst, Kent · TN12 0PZ · Residential care home · 12 beds0.6 km
★Outstanding
S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good
Rated 9 years ago
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Staplehurst Manor Care Home
Tonbridge, Kent · TN12 0DG · Nursing home · 30 beds1.1 km
Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 9 years ago
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Abbotsleigh Dementia Nursing and Residential Care Home
Staplehurst, Kent · TN12 0RB · Nursing home · 61 beds1.3 km
Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 7 years ago
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Iden Manor Nursing Home
Tonbridge, Kent · TN12 0ER · Nursing home · 51 beds1.6 km
Good
S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good
Rated 8 months ago
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Larchmere House Nursing Home
Cranbrook, Kent · TN17 2EN · Nursing home · 33 beds3.8 km
Requires improvement
S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement
Rated 10 months ago
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