Which providers in Maidstone offer residential care?

Twenty one residential care homes match this search, and each holds a profile on Care Assura with registration details and the current CQC rating. Seventeen are rated Good, one Requires Improvement, two Inadequate and one has not yet been rated. Because most of the list sits at Good, there is genuine choice without needing to consider the homes the regulator has criticised. Open the profiles and read the inspection reports before deciding anything.

What should I ask when visiting a residential care home in Maidstone?

Ask what the weekly fee includes, what is charged separately, how often it is reviewed and what notice applies on each side. Ask about overnight staffing, how long the registered manager has been in post and how settled the staff team is. Ask what the home does when a resident's needs increase and whether that would eventually mean moving elsewhere. Ask to see the most recent inspection report and, where the rating is below Good, exactly what has changed since.

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

Personal care is the core of a residential care home: help with the bathroom, dressing, meals, medication reminders and the general shape of the day, with staff on hand through the night. A nursing home provides the same and is additionally registered for a qualified nurse to be present at all times, which is what makes complex wound care, tube feeding and unstable long term conditions manageable in house. Registration category decides this, not the building or the name. The homes listed here hold residential registration. Anyone whose needs already include nursing should confirm registration before choosing.

Can Kent County Council fund a care home placement in Maidstone?

It can, once a care needs assessment has established that residential care is the right setting and a financial assessment has examined capital and income. Where assets fall below the national threshold, the authority may meet all or part of the weekly fee, with a contribution drawn from pension and benefit income. Anyone above the threshold normally funds the place privately, though the council still owes a duty to assess and to advise. If the primary need proves to be a health need, NHS continuing healthcare is assessed through a different route.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Maidstone?

Contact Kent County Council and ask for an adult social care assessment. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings or income. A hospital discharge team or a general practitioner can also make the referral where the person is already known to them. Keep a short record over a week of where the difficulties genuinely fall, because an assessment carried out on a good day can easily understate the real position.

How far in advance should we start looking?

Most families begin later than they would have chosen to, and regret it. Time is what lets you visit properly, compare fees line by line and wait for the right room rather than taking the first available one. The assessment and the funding decision each have their own queue, and a discharge date set by a hospital ward respects neither. A provisional shortlist made early is worth a great deal when the call finally comes.

Care Homes in Maidstone

Maidstone has 22 CQC registered care homes. 19 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 1 has not yet been rated. 13 of the 22 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Maidstone at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Maidstone, 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+: 79. Kent average is 77.
People aged 75 and over: 19,200. Rising to 22,400 by 2035, up 17%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 4 changed owner, covering 174 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): 2,500. Rising to 3,200 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 54%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

10 Chippendayle Drive Harrietsham Kent. Application for a 4 bed care home. Submitted 19 November 2025. Approved 19 January 2026. (0 miles away)

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

What Residential Care in Maidstone Involves

A list that is not uniform

Before anything else it is worth knowing that this list varies more than most: two of these homes have been judged Inadequate by the regulator. Such a judgement means serious shortcomings were found, and while homes do sometimes recover from one, no family should approach either without first reading the report and asking directly what has changed since. The remaining nineteen present a much stronger picture, with seventeen rated Good, so there is real choice here without compromising.

What these homes are registered to do

Residential care means accommodation with personal care attached: help with washing, dressing, meals, prompting medication and keeping the day in some kind of order, with staff present overnight. Clinical treatment stays with visiting health professionals rather than the home itself. Checking that boundary against the level of need is the first piece of work worth doing, because a home registered for residential care cannot lawfully take on someone who requires a nurse on the premises.

What a visit ought to reveal

Go at a busy hour rather than a quiet one and watch how staff speak to residents when they assume nobody is paying attention. Notice whether people are up, dressed and occupied, whether call bells are answered without visible irritation, and whether the meal resembles food you would eat yourself. Ask how long the registered manager has been in post, how much the staff team turns over, and what actually happens when a resident becomes unwell during the night. Ask as well whether the home could meet needs that grow, since a second move is harder on everyone than taking longer over the first.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting the Funding in Maidstone

Requesting the assessment

A care needs assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings. The assessor considers daily living, mobility, medication, memory and the supervision required across a full day and night, then records whether a residential setting is appropriate. That assessment is carried out by Kent County Council Adult Social Care, the authority that also decides what funded support follows from it.

Where the money comes from

A financial assessment then looks at capital and at income. Assets above the national threshold generally mean funding a place privately, while below it the authority may meet part or all of the weekly fee, with a contribution taken from pension and benefit income. Where the leading need is a health need rather than a social care need, NHS continuing healthcare is assessed through a separate process and can move responsibility for the cost altogether.

Getting straight answers on fees

Weekly rates vary between homes and the advertised figure seldom covers everything. Ask what sits inside the fee and what is invoiced on top, how often rates are reviewed and by how much they have risen lately, what happens if savings fall to the threshold during a stay, and what notice each side must give. Ask in writing so the replies can be set against one another later.

22 care homes in Maidstone

The Vale Residential Care Home · 191 Willington Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8ED
Care home · CQC Inadequate · Run by Charing Vale Limited
The Vale is a residential care home in Maidstone. We support older people, including people living with dementia, and we also care for younger adults whose needs we know we can meet well. Moving into a care home is a significant thing, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Eastfield · 76 Sittingbourne Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5HY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bureaucom Limited
We at Eastfield are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Maidstone, Kent, where older people receive compassionate support tailored to their individual needs. Our home has been thoughtfully designed to feel just...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Loose Court · Rushmead Drive, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9UD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Regal Care Trading Ltd
Loose Court is a residential care home in Maidstone, Kent. We are home to older people who need support with everyday life, including residents living with dementia, residents with physical disabilities and residents with visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Lulworth House Dementia Residential Care Home · Queens Avenue, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0EN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nellsar Limited
Lulworth House is a residential care home in Maidstone, Kent, and our work is with older people living with dementia. Specialising matters in dementia care. A home that is set up for it can shape everything around the way dementia actually...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Mont Calm Residential Home · 72-74 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AT
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by MGL Healthcare Limited
Mont Calm is a residential home in Maidstone, Kent, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. Our care is residential rather than nursing. We help with personal care, medication, meals, mobility...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Magnolia House · 1 Cripple Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6BA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited
Magnolia House is a small residential care home in Maidstone, Kent, supporting adults who need help with daily living in an ordinary house rather than an institutional setting. Most of our work is with adults who have a learning disability...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Aspen House · 62 Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by PureCare Care Services Limited
Aspen House is a residential care home in Maidstone. We support older people and adults living with mental ill health, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays as well as longer term places. What we try to provide first is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fairlawn Residential Home · 327 Queens Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dhyani Care Limited
Fairlawn is a residential home in Maidstone, Kent, for older people who need care and companionship and can no longer manage alone at home. We are a house rather than an institution, and we would like the people who live here to feel that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Dickley Court · Dickley Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2DD
Care home · Run by Symbol Family Support Services Limited
Dickley Court is a residential care home near Maidstone supporting a broad range of adults. Many of our residents are older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support adults with a learning disability, autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Sapphire House · 166 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8SR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited
Sapphire House is a residential care home in Maidstone in Kent. We support adults managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger adults. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Rose Water Place Care Home · Tuscany Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 3ZB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
We are Rose Water Place Care Home in Maidstone, Kent. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support younger adults whose needs suit a residential setting. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Oast · 2 Plains Avenue, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7AT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Charing Oast Limited
The Oast is a residential care home in Maidstone in Kent. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, and we also support younger adults. Respite stays are available for people needing care for a short spell or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bowercroft Care · Bowercroft, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bowercroft Care Limited
We are Bowercroft Care, a residential care home in Maidstone, Kent. We are home to older people, including many people living with dementia, and we also welcome people for respite stays when a family carer needs a break or when someone...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Hillbeck Residential Care Home · Roundwell, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4HN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Charing Hill Limited
Hillbeck is a residential care home in Maidstone, Kent. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, and we support younger adults too. We also offer respite stays for families who need a planned break. We concentrate...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Southlands · East Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1HH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Counticare Limited
We at Southlands are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Maidstone, Kent, where adults with learning disabilities and autism can truly feel at home. Our setting has been thoughtfully designed to provide a calm,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Church Lane · 21 Church Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4EF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited
Church Lane is a residential care home in Maidstone, Kent, supporting adults living with a learning disability or autism and adults with a physical disability. We also offer respite stays for people who live at home with family. We support...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Pilgrims Way Care Home with Nursing · 10 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AU
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Pilgrims Way Limited
Pilgrims Way Care Home with Nursing is in Maidstone, Kent. We provide residential and nursing care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people living with mental ill health, and we offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Greenbanks Care Home · 31 Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dhyani Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Maidstone, providing a home for older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia and people with loss of sight or hearing. Our aim is an unhurried...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cedardale Residential Home · Queens Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0HX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by MGL Healthcare Limited
We are a residential care home in Maidstone, providing a home for older people who need help to get comfortably through the day. We try to keep the atmosphere of a house rather than an institution. People bring their own furniture and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Grove Residential Home · 6 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Smartblade Limited
The Grove Residential Home is a care home in Maidstone, Kent. We are home to older people who need support with everyday life, and we also welcome people for respite stays when a family carer needs a break or someone needs looking after...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Woodgate · Queens Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Choice Support
Woodgate is a residential care home in Maidstone. Those living here include older people, many living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people living with sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Chippendayle Lodge Residential Care Home · 10 Chippendayle Drive, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1AD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Charing Dale Limited
We at Chippendayle Lodge Residential Care Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Maidstone, Kent, where compassionate support meets a genuine sense of community. Our home has been thoughtfully...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, 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

Hillbeck Residential Care Home, 4 August 2026, Good
The Oast, 14 July 2026, Good
Magnolia House, 12 June 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Southlands, 10 February 2018, Good
Sapphire House, 20 February 2019, Good
Bowercroft Care Limited, 7 June 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Maidstone

How many care homes are there in Maidstone?

Maidstone has 22 CQC registered care homes: 19 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Maidstone?

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 Maidstone were inspected most recently?

Hillbeck Residential Care Home (4 August 2026), The Oast (14 July 2026) and Magnolia House (12 June 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.