Which care homes in Deal are listed on this page?

Nineteen residential care homes in Deal appear in this collection, each registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include Homeleigh, The Old Vicarage and Westbury House, alongside others in the area. Every listing shows the provider name, the current CQC rating where one has been awarded and a link to the full profile. Because the grades vary widely here, reading the reports is essential before drawing up a shortlist.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home provides accommodation with personal care, covering help with washing, dressing, meals, medication and company. A nursing home provides the same alongside registered nurses on duty around the clock for clinical care. The homes gathered on this page are registered for residential care rather than nursing. Since needs often increase over time, ask each home what happens when nursing support becomes necessary.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Deal?

Ask how many care staff are on duty by day and overnight, how long the manager has been in post and what turnover has been like. Ask how care plans are agreed and reviewed, how the home handles increasing needs and how families are kept informed. Practical questions matter too, including mealtime choice, visiting arrangements, laundry and which extras are charged separately. Where a home has been rated below Good, ask what has changed since the inspection and ask for evidence of it.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Deal?

Contact the adult social care team at Kent County Council and ask for a care needs assessment for the person concerned. It is free, it is open to anyone who appears to need care and it does not depend on savings. A relative, a GP or a hospital discharge team can make the referral where necessary. The assessment looks at daily tasks, safety and the help already being provided, and its findings shape the support plan.

Can Kent County Council fund a care home placement?

It can, subject to a financial assessment carried out after the needs assessment. Kent County Council examines income, savings and capital, and contributes towards the weekly fee where these fall below the national threshold. Funding is set at a level regarded as sufficient to meet assessed needs, so a more expensive home may require a third party top up. Asking for the assessment is sensible even when a family expects to pay privately.

How far ahead should we start looking?

Earlier than most families manage, and preferably before a crisis decides the timing. Assessments, financial checks and waiting lists all take time, and the better regarded homes fill their rooms first. A few months of notice allows repeat visits and a careful reading of every inspection report. Where a hospital discharge is already being arranged, tell the council, because those cases are handled more quickly.

Care Homes in Deal

Deal has 20 CQC registered care homes. 14 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. 12 of the 20 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Deal at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Deal, to help you judge the options below.

Kent County Council pays, residential care: £1,187 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,409 to £1,600, median £1,500
Care home beds filled across Kent: 88%. The 12 month average is 88%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 75. Kent average is 77.
People aged 75 and over: 15,300. Rising to 18,000 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 1 changed owner, covering 21 beds.
Who pays, across Kent (estimate): 35% council, 43% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,500 by 2035, up 27%
People aged 85 and over: 3,800. Rising to 5,800 by 2035, up 53%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing between the care homes in Deal

The grades on this list do genuine work, because they run from Outstanding at one end to Inadequate at the other. That is unusual, and it makes reading the reports the single most useful hour a family can spend.

Taking the ratings seriously

One home holds Outstanding, thirteen are rated Good, four carry Requires Improvement and one is rated Inadequate. Where a home has been rated below Good, the report names precisely what inspectors found, whether that concerned staffing, medicines, safety or leadership, and states what the provider was instructed to put right. Read the date of the inspection as closely as the finding, because a home under new management can improve quickly while a home strong three years ago may not be strong today. Where a home is rated Good, look at what was said about staffing levels and how residents are supported to make their own decisions.

What to look for when you visit

Go at a busy hour rather than a convenient one, and see the home twice if you can. Watch how staff speak to residents who cannot easily reply, whether people appear occupied and how long anyone waits after asking for help. Ask how long the manager has been in post, what turnover among care staff has been like and how the home responds when someone's needs increase. Where a home has been rated below Good, ask exactly what has changed since the inspection and ask to see the evidence rather than accepting reassurance.

Arranging the place and settling the funding

The formal route produces a written statement of need, and that document underpins every later conversation about money.

The care needs assessment

An assessment is free, is not means tested and is open to anyone who appears to need care. It considers washing and dressing, meals, medication, mobility, continence and safety alone overnight, and it takes account of what relatives have observed. Kent County Council Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that comes after it. A carer's assessment is available separately to the relative who has been providing support, and it is easily forgotten in the rush to find a room.

Fees and who contributes

The financial assessment examines income, savings and capital. Above the national threshold the placement is privately funded and arranged directly with the home; below it, the council contributes up to a level it considers sufficient for assessed needs, and a third party top up may be sought where a more expensive home is preferred. Ask for the weekly rate in writing, what falls outside it, how often fees are reviewed and what happens if savings fall to the threshold while someone is already living there. Ask as well whether the room would be held during a spell in hospital, and what notice either side must give if the arrangement has to end, because those terms are easier to discuss now than in the middle of a crisis.

20 care homes in Deal

Bradfield Residential Home · Hawksdown Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7PW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr David James Johnson & Mrs Brenda Eileen Johnson
Bradfield Residential Home is a care home in Deal, Kent, providing residential care for older people. We also welcome guests for respite stays, whether to give a family carer a break or to help somebody get their confidence back after a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Generals Meadow · St. Clare Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7PY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Generals Meadow Limited
Generals Meadow is a residential care home in Deal, and we support older people who can no longer manage easily at home but who still want a say in how each day goes. We are not a nursing home, so the care we give is personal and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
The Old Vicarage · Vicarage Lane, Deal, Kent, CT14 0JG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Vicarage Residential Care Home Ltd
Here at The Old Vicarage in Deal, Kent, we offer residential care for older people, those living with dementia, younger adults, and people who need a short break through respite care. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Brook Lodge · 68 London Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9TF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Brook Lodge (Deal) Limited
Brook Lodge is a residential care home in Deal providing care for older people, and we also take planned respite stays. We are not a large place and we do not try to behave like one. Residents here have their own rooms, their own habits...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Westbury House · 2 Blenheim Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7DB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Westbury House in Deal is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, alongside older people. Most of the people here are younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. Because people tend to live...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
12 Channel Lea · 12 Channel Lea, Deal, Kent, CT14 7UG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
12 Channel Lea is a small residential home in Deal, Kent, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. Because we are small, the household can genuinely be built around the people who live in it rather than the other way about,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bon Secours · 250 Middle Deal Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9SW
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Optima Care Limited
Bon Secours is a residential care home in Deal, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including many younger adults. We offer permanent places and planned respite stays. We run a house where people live rather...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Glendale Lodge · Glen Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 8BS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Extrafriend Limited
Glendale Lodge is a residential care home in Deal, Kent, providing a settled home for older people who have reached the point where living alone has become difficult. We are deliberately straightforward about what we are. This is not a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Anro House · 17 Cambridge Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7HG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We at Anro House are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the coastal town of Deal, Kent, providing specialist support for younger adults living with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs. Nestled...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Meadowside · Liverpool Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7NW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Kent County Council
Meadowside provides residential care in Deal for older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autism, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take planned...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Walmer Care Centre · 8-10 Marine Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7DN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
We at Walmer Care Centre are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the coastal town of Deal, Kent, where older people receive compassionate support tailored to their individual needs. Nestled within the CT postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Seahaven · 110 Wellington Parade, Deal, Kent, CT14 8AF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Optima Care Limited
Seahaven is a residential care home in Deal. We provide care for older people and also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Upton House · Deal Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 0BA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Upton House
Here at Upton House, we are a care home based in Deal, Kent, providing residential support for older people in a setting that feels genuinely like home. We care for people living with dementia, those who need permanent residential care,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Goodwins · 3 St Richards Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9JR
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited
The Goodwins is a residential care home in Deal. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, and we run the house as a home rather than a unit. People living here have their own rooms, their own belongings and a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
St Winifreds Care Centre · 236 London Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9PP
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Nellsar Limited
Here at St Winifreds Care Centre, we are a nursing home based in Deal, Kent, providing a range of care for people with a variety of needs and circumstances. We support older adults, people living with dementia, those with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cameron Lodge · 142 Church Path, Deal, Kent, CT14 9TU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cameron Lodge Limited
Cameron Lodge is a residential care home in Deal, Kent, supporting adults with a range of needs, from older people who want help with daily living to adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. What connects the people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Sholden Hall Residential Home · Sholden Hall, Deal, Kent, CT14 0AB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Good Shepherd Care Limited
Sholden Hall Residential Home is a care home in Deal, Kent. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults and offer respite stays for shorter periods of care. What we aim...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Milestone House · 188 London Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9PW
Care home · CQC Inadequate · Run by Care and Normalisation Limited
Milestone House is a residential home in Deal, Kent, supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or hearing loss. We offer permanent places and also respite...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Wellington House · 371 Dover Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7NZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Wellington House is a residential care home in Deal, Kent, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and people managing mental health conditions, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. This is somebody's home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Homeleigh · 3 Sondes Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7BW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Homeleigh Care Limited
We at Homeleigh are proud to offer warm, attentive residential care home support in the welcoming coastal town of Deal, Kent. Our home provides a comfortable and secure setting where older people, including those living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Respite Care

What care costs in Kent, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 22 Kent homes. Median £1,500.	£1,187	£1,409 to £1,600
Nursing care Middle half of prices from 11 Kent homes. Median £1,605.	£1,378	£1,550 to £1,865
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 18 Kent homes. Median £1,500.	Not published separately	£1,500 to £1,619
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Kent homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,975 to £2,226

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Walmer Care Centre, 28 September 2026, Good
Cameron Lodge, 3 August 2026, Good
Westbury House, 21 July 2026, Good

Longest since a report

The Goodwins, 1 February 2019, Outstanding
Glendale Lodge, 14 February 2019, Good
Meadowside, 4 April 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Deal

How many care homes are there in Deal?

Deal has 20 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 14 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Deal?

Kent County Council pays an average of £1,187 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,409 to £1,600 a week. Middle half of prices from 22 Kent homes. Median £1,500. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Deal were inspected most recently?

Walmer Care Centre (28 September 2026), Cameron Lodge (3 August 2026) and Westbury House (21 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.