Elderly care homes in Swale

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Swale has 25 elderly care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 5 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 1 Outstanding, 18 Good and 4 Requires improvement. 2 homes are not rated yet. 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 Swale (44)

Swale at a glance

25on this list

Official rating
  • Outstanding1
  • Good18
  • Requires improvement4
  • Not yet rated2
  • 83% rated Good or Outstanding
  • Average score7.7 / 10
  • Types of care64% offer younger adults
How this list is ordered

This list includes every home in Swale on the CQC register, whatever its rating. The highest scores come first and homes not yet inspected come last.

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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25 elderly care homes in Swale

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Lady Dane Farmhouse

Run by Strode Park Foundation For People With Disabilities

Love Lane, Faversham, ME13 8BJ
OutstandingCQC · Apr 2026
  • Residential
  • 15 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Lady Dane Farmhouse supports older people, younger adults and people with learning or physical disabilities through residential care within Strode Park Foundation’s charitable services. The foundation also runs supported living, day opportunities and respite breaks, giving families access to related forms of care and support.

Its work includes care at home and nursing and end-of-life services, alongside residential homes and community programmes.

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Ashurst House

Run by Ashurst House Limited

9 Briton Road, Faversham, ME13 8QH
GoodCQC · Jan 2022

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 8 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Ashurst House provides 24-hour residential care for adults with disabilities and mental health conditions. Staff offer personal and practical support, helping residents pursue enjoyment, achievement, dignity and independence in everyday life.

Support planning involves the person, those acting on their behalf and the Local Authority assessment of individual needs.

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Barton Court

Run by Barton Court Care Home Limited

New Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3PX
GoodCQC · Nov 2025
  • Residential
  • 57 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Younger adults

Barton Court provides residential and dementia care for older people and younger adults in a family-run home on the Isle of Sheppey. The home supports up to 57 residents, with single and double rooms, communal lounges, a Dementia Café and spaces designed for everyday social life.

A full-time activity coordinator works with residents on meaningful activities, including community projects, entertainment and trips.

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Beechfields

Run by Mr C L Saffrey and Mrs D E Saffrey

Conyer Road, Teynham, Sittingbourne, ME9 9ET
GoodCQC · Jan 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 9 beds
  • Elderly care

Tailored care for older people is provided at Beechfields, a small family-run residential home in the Kent countryside. Its purpose-built setting has eight ground-level en-suite rooms, each spacious and light, with furnished or unfurnished options and views across gardens and fields.

Residents share a lounge and dining room, while accessible paths lead through grounds with flowerbeds, trees, wildlife and farm animals.

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Canterbury House Care Home

Run by Anchor Hanover Group

Tettenhall Way, Faversham, ME13 8YQ
GoodCQC · Oct 2024
  • Residential
  • 66 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care

Canterbury House Care Home provides residential, dementia and respite care for older people in Faversham. Short breaks are available alongside permanent care, with support arranged after a pre-assessment to understand whether the home can meet the person’s needs.

Families can book an in-person show round or a virtual visit, and the home can discuss sample menus, activity schedules and moving-in arrangements.

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Carnalea Residential Home

Run by Mrs B F Wake

5-9 London Road, Faversham, ME13 8TA
GoodCQC · Jun 2025
  • Residential
  • 50 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Younger adults

Carnalea Residential Home provides family-owned residential care in Faversham for older people, including those living with dementia. The home has cared for residents since 1985 and offers a setting where daily life can follow personal preferences rather than a fixed timetable. Breakfast is available when residents are ready, with activities, conversation and shared meals throughout the day.

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Cooksditch House Nursing & Residential Home

Run by Cooksditch House Care Ltd

East Street, Faversham, ME13 8AN
GoodCQC · Nov 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Nursing
  • 55 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory impairment

Cooksditch House Nursing & Residential Home combines residential, nursing and respite care in Faversham, with day and end-of-life care also available. Its Grade II listed mansion includes characterful rooms and a modern nursing wing with 31 rooms for residents with complex needs, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease or stroke.

Small units with dedicated teams give residents named carers who know their…

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Court Regis

Run by Avante Care and Support Limited

Middletune Avenue, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, ME10 2HT
GoodCQC · Apr 2020

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 44 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Younger adults

Residential care home for 44 residents in Sittingbourne, run by Avante Care and Support Limited. Supports dementia, older people and younger adults.

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Elvy Court Care Home

Run by Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited

200 London Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1QA
GoodCQC · Aug 2021

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Nursing
  • 55 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Physical disabilities

Elvy Court Care Home offers residential, nursing and dementia care in Sittingbourne. The nursing home supports older people and adults with physical disabilities or sensory impairment, with care services structured around changing needs and day-to-day wellbeing.

Residents can take part in activities, social occasions and community links, while Avery’s wider approach focuses on meaningful routines, interests and personal histories.

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Hanningfield Retirement Home Limited

Run by Hanningfield Retirement Homes Limited

99 London Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1NR
GoodCQC · Jun 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 44 beds
  • Elderly care

Residential care home for 44 residents in Sittingbourne, run by Hanningfield Retirement Homes Limited. Supports older people.

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Hengist Field Care Centre

Run by Nellsar Limited

Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LS
GoodCQC · Dec 2024
  • Nursing
  • 75 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Physical disabilities

Hengist Field Care Centre provides 24-hour nursing and dementia care, rehabilitation services and en-suite rooms for adults needing ongoing or temporary support. The purpose-built centre supports people with nursing needs, specialist dementia care and respite requirements, with care plans suited to individual circumstances.

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Island Sands Residential Care Home

Run by Little Oyster Limited

Seaside Avenue, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2NJ
GoodCQC · May 2024
  • Residential
  • 44 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

Coastal residential care at Island Sands supports people with dementia, mental health needs and physical disabilities. Individual care plans are shaped around personal preferences, with assistance intended to preserve independence while meeting day-to-day needs.

The home has sitewide wheelchair access, communal areas and accompanied beach walks, alongside outings and social activities.

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Newington Court

Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited

Keycol Hill, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LG
GoodCQC · May 2018

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Nursing
  • 64 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Physical disabilities

Newington Court provides 24-hour nursing care and support for frail older people, people with disabilities and those living with dementia in Sittingbourne. Nursing, residential and dementia care are among its confirmed services, alongside respite and short-stay support.

The home combines care with daily activities, outings, an on-site hairdresser and communal facilities. Rooms include electric profiling beds and nurse call systems.

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Pine Lodge Care Home

Run by Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Limited

26-32, Key Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 1YU
GoodCQC · Oct 2026
  • Residential
  • 59 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care

Pine Lodge Care Home provides residential care for older people and residents living with dementia in Sittingbourne. The home is registered as a care home without nursing, with its stated care focus centred on dementia and older people.

Pine Lodge forms part of Eleanor Healthcare Group’s care-home services. The group’s service menu includes care homes alongside home care, supported living, day centres and extra-care settings, although those wider…

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Sunnyfields

Run by Optimal Living (Kent) Limited

241 Queenborough Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3EW
GoodCQC · Nov 2018

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 4 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

Residential care home for 4 residents in Sheerness, run by Optimal Living (Kent) Limited. Supports older people, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.

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The Island Residential Home

Run by The Island Residential Home Limited

114 Leysdown Road, Leysdown on Sea, Isle of Sheppey, ME12 4LH
GoodCQC · Sept 2021

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 35 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Physical disabilities

The Island Residential Home supports older people and adults with physical disabilities on the Isle of Sheppey. This family-owned care home is registered without nursing and has 35 beds.

Support is designed to maintain independence, individual choice and physical, intellectual, emotional and social capacity. The home is close to the seaside, shops and local amenities, and prospective residents and families are invited to visit and join the home…

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Willows Residential Home

Run by Alpha Residential Care Ltd

The Broadway, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2DE
GoodCQC · Jul 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 15 beds
  • Elderly care

Residential care home for 15 residents in Sheerness, run by Alpha Residential Care Ltd. Supports older people.

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Blair Park Residential Care Home

Run by Charing Park Investments Limited

2 Beechwood Avenue Crown Road, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, ME10 2AL
GoodCQC · Sept 2024
  • Caring Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 40 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Younger adults

Blair Park Residential Care Home supports older people and younger adults living with dementia in a converted eighteenth-century building. The former doctor’s surgery has been adapted as a residential care setting in Milton Regis, near Sittingbourne.

The home provides care for residents with different levels of dependency, with communal dining, lounge areas and organised activities forming part of everyday life.

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Hill Farm

Run by Optimal Living (Kent) Limited

15 Keycol Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LZ
GoodCQC · Apr 2022
  • Responsive Requires improvement

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 9 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

Hill Farm provides residential, outreach and supported living services for people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health and complex health needs. Its support focuses on confidence, daily skills and increasing independence, with individual programmes aimed at positive behaviour and community integration.

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Averley Home

Run by Averley Qwara Healthcare Ltd

Cliff View Gardens, Warden Bay, Sheerness, ME12 4NH
Requires improvementCQC · Jun 2026
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 5 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

Residential care home for 5 residents in Sheerness, run by Averley Qwara Healthcare Ltd. Supports dementia, older people, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment, younger adults and eating disorders.

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What to look for in elderly care homes

  1. Support with mobility

    Support with mobility, nutrition, medicines and day-to-day routines.

  2. Activities

    Activities and social contact that reflect residents’ interests.

  3. How the home involves residents

    How the home involves residents and families in care decisions.

Questions families ask

What should elderly care homes offer?

Older people may need different combinations of personal care, mobility support, medicines management and social activity. Compare what each home can support now and how it plans for needs that may change.

How many elderly care homes are there in Swale?

25 elderly care homes in Swale are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

Which elderly care homes in Swale are rated Outstanding?

Lady Dane Farmhouse.

How much does a care home cost in Swale?

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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