Eating disorder care homes in Gravesham

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Gravesham has 2 eating disorder care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 1 Good and 1 Requires improvement. Kent council paid on average £1,096 a week for a residential care place and £1,277 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).

All care homes in Gravesham (15)

Gravesham at a glance

2on this list

Official rating
  • Good1
  • Requires improvement1
  • 50% rated Good or Outstanding
How this list is ordered

Homes in Gravesham are ordered by the MyCareCheck score, the average of the CQC's ratings for the five questions it asks at every inspection. Where two homes score the same, the better overall rating goes first.

Paying never changes a home's rating, score or place. Top places are only offered to homes rated Good or Outstanding and are always labelled.

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2 eating disorder care homes in Gravesham

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Benham Lodge

Run by Choice Support

42 Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0HZ
GoodCQC · Dec 2023
  • Residential
  • 9 beds
  • Eating disorders
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

Residential care home for 9 residents in Gravesend, run by Choice Support. Supports older people, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment, younger adults and eating disorders.

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Edwin Therapeutic Unit

Run by Independence-Development Ltd

82 Edwin Street, Gravesend, DA12 1EJ
Requires improvementCQC · Oct 2022
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Effective Requires improvement
  • Caring Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 3 beds
  • Eating disorders
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

Therapeutic residential care at Edwin Therapeutic Unit supports young people and adults with learning disabilities, mental health needs or eating disorders. Its work focuses on complex cases requiring structured therapeutic support and a pathway towards greater independence.

The wider service describes placements planned with local authorities, social workers and families, using attachment, trauma-informed and cognitive behavioural approaches.

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What to look for in eating disorder care homes

  1. Specialist training

    Specialist training and multidisciplinary clinical involvement.

  2. Physical-health monitoring

    Physical-health monitoring, escalation procedures and emergency planning.

  3. A clear therapeutic approach

    A clear therapeutic approach and discharge pathway.

Questions families ask

What should eating disorder care homes offer?

Eating disorder support can require specialist clinical oversight as well as residential care. Confirm the service’s admission criteria, physical-health monitoring and links with specialist teams before relying on a directory category.

How many eating disorder care homes are there in Gravesham?

2 eating disorder care homes in Gravesham are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

How much does a care home cost in Gravesham?

Kent council paid on average £1,096 a week for residential care and £1,277 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £1,834 and £1,432. Across England the averages were £982 and £1,102 for people aged 65 and over. People who pay for their own care are often charged more, so ask each home for its weekly fee.

How are these care homes ordered?

Ordered by the MyCareCheck score: the average of the five CQC key-question ratings (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) on a 0 to 10 scale, where Outstanding is 10, Good 8, Requires improvement 5 and Inadequate 2. Homes the CQC has not rated yet come last. No home is left out because of its rating.

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