Mental health care homes in Swale

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Swale has 9 mental health care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 8 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 Swale (44)

Swale at a glance

9on this list

Official rating
  • Good8
  • Requires improvement1
  • 89% rated Good or Outstanding
  • Average score7.7 / 10
  • Types of care89% offer learning disabilities
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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9 mental health care homes in Swale

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Cartref House

Run by Cartref Homes UK Limited

22 London Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1NA
GoodCQC · Oct 2026
  • Residential
  • 6 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Younger adults

Cartref House provides residential and supported living support for young people and adults with learning disabilities, including people with mental health difficulties, challenging behaviours or forensic histories. Its service is designed for individuals progressing towards greater independence, whether they live alone, with family or in a multi-occupancy house.

Support is built around person-centred care plans, positive behaviour support and…

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Ellens Court Care Home

Run by Inspire Care Outreach Limited

Lady Margaret Manor Road, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0NT
GoodCQC · Dec 2019

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 9 beds
  • Dementia
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

Ellens Court provides accommodation and personal support for nine people aged 18 and over with learning disabilities. The service is registered for residential care without nursing and supports people through person-centred care plans, choices and risk assessments.

The property sits in three acres with gardens and outbuildings, while the wider Inspire Care approach can include shared accommodation or single flats depending on a person’s needs,…

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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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Rhyme House

Run by Achieve Together Limited

9-11 Chaucer Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1EZ
GoodCQC · Jul 2022

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 10 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Physical disabilities

Rhyme House provides residential support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, physical disabilities and complex support requirements. The home is part of Achieve Together, which also offers transition planning, hospital discharge support and internal nurse-led guidance across its specialist services.

The wider approach focuses on person-centred support, life skills and safer transitions into adult services or community…

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Rose House

Run by CLBD Limited

42 The Street, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8SJ
GoodCQC · Oct 2021

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 4 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Younger adults

Rose House supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs through CLBD’s residential care services. Its specialist approach is particularly relevant to people with complex needs, including individuals moving from hospital into community placements or those whose previous placements have broken down.

CLBD considers the person, their relationships, health and environment when shaping support.

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School Lane

Run by CLBD Limited

35 School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8SE
GoodCQC · Dec 2018

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 3 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Physical disabilities

Residential care home for 3 residents in Sittingbourne, run by CLBD Limited. Supports learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities and younger adults.

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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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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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St. Helens House

Run by Otas Supported Living Limited

21 St. Helens Road, Sheerness, ME12 2QY
Requires improvementCQC · Nov 2022
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Effective Requires improvement
  • Responsive Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 4 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

St. Helens House delivers CQC-regulated residential care for adults needing 24-hour support, including people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and complex requirements. The service is presented as a homely staffed setting with person-centred care.

Otas also offers supported living, domiciliary care, dementia care and respite services, allowing support to be arranged in different settings.

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What to look for in mental health care homes

  1. Staff training

    Staff training and access to appropriate clinical or community support.

  2. Personalised recovery

    Personalised recovery, crisis and risk-management planning.

  3. Support for medication

    Support for medication, daily living and meaningful community activity.

Questions families ask

What should mental health care homes offer?

Residential mental health support varies widely in intensity and approach. Confirm that the home’s staff, environment and external clinical relationships match the person’s diagnosis, risks and recovery goals.

How many mental health care homes are there in Swale?

9 mental health care homes in Swale are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

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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