Care Homes in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks has 6 CQC registered care homes. 3 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement. 3 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Sevenoaks at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Sevenoaks, 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+: 76. Kent average is 77.
- People aged 75 and over: 15,100. Rising to 17,000 by 2035, up 12%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 1 changed owner, covering 55 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 2,400 by 2035, up 22%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,400. Rising to 6,500 by 2035, up 48%
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Planning and Paying for a Care Home Place in Sevenoaks
Getting the assessment under way
Because the choice here is narrow, it is worth having the person's needs formally recorded early, so that any funded option can be identified without delay. A care needs assessment is free and covers mobility, continence, meals, medication, memory, mood and how sustainable the arrangement at home has become. Ask for a carer's assessment at the same time if you provide regular unpaid care, since carers have needs the law recognises separately. A relative can make either request on the person's behalf.
Deciding the contribution
A financial assessment of income and capital follows, and the Kent County Council social care team is the body that carries out both stages and confirms the outcome. Funding may be granted in full, granted as a contribution towards the weekly fee, or declined on the basis of capital, in which case the place is arranged privately. Where a personal budget is agreed, taking it as a direct payment keeps the choice of home with the family, which matters particularly where local options are limited. Ask for the decision in writing before any contract is signed.
Fees and what surrounds them
Homes set their own weekly rates, shaped by the level of support needed and whichever room happens to be free. Ask what would trigger an increase, how much notice is given, and what the contract says about a spell in hospital. Ask too what falls outside the basic fee, as hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments, transport and toiletries are routinely charged on top. A written schedule of charges, read in advance, is the most practical protection a family has.
Choosing a Provider in Sevenoaks and What to Check
Taking a difficult spread of grades seriously
With one home rated Inadequate and two rated Requires Improvement, reading the reports is essential rather than advisable. Where a home has been rated Inadequate, check whether conditions were imposed on its registration and whether a later inspection shows progress, because a home can move a long way between visits. For the homes rated Requires Improvement, look at whether the concerns related to records and audits or to something residents would have felt directly. Note the date of each inspection too, since an older report may describe a team that has since changed entirely.
Questions to put directly
Ask how many staff are on duty by day and overnight, what training they have completed, and how long most of the team has been in post. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, who checks medication when someone moves in, and how relatives are kept informed. Where a home has been rated below Good, ask the manager plainly what the inspector found and what has been done since, because the quality of that answer is itself revealing.
Looking beyond the local listing
Visit around a mealtime, when staffing levels and the atmosphere of a building are hardest to disguise, and watch whether residents are occupied rather than simply seated. Put questions about night cover, continence support and call bell response to a senior member of staff rather than an administrator. Where nothing locally feels right, raise that during the assessment, since the search need not stop at the boundary of one town. Then weigh what you saw against what the report recorded and decide with both in front of you.
6 care homes in Sevenoaks
- Alpine Care Home · 10 Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Regal Care Trading Ltd
Alpine is a residential care home in Sevenoaks, Kent, providing a permanent home for older people who need help with the practical side of everyday life. We try to keep the place domestic, with the ordinary rhythms of meals, company, fresh...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Rockdale House · Rockdale Lodge, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1JT
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Rockdale Housing Association
Rockdale House is a care home in Sevenoaks, Kent, providing both nursing and residential care. Having qualified nurses on the team alongside our care staff means we can look after people whose health needs go beyond a residential setting,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Rivermere Retirement and Care Home · 64-70 Westerham Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2PZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WT UK Opco 2 Limited
Rivermere is a retirement and care home in Sevenoaks in Kent. We support older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. People come to us at different stages. Some are looking for...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Highfield · 1-3 Emily Jackson Close, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1XH
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Avenues South East
Highfield is a residential care home in Sevenoaks, Kent, and we support older people who need help with daily living, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, and people with physical disabilities. Respite stays are available as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Chipstead Lake - Care Home Physical Disabilities · Chevening Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2SD
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability
Here at Chipstead Lake Care Home in Sevenoaks, Kent, we support a wide range of individuals including older adults, younger adults, people living with physical disabilities, and those with learning disabilities or autism. We also offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lavender Fields · High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0AE
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Greensleeves Homes Trust
Lavender Fields in Sevenoaks provides residential care for older people, including many residents living with dementia, residents with a physical disability and residents with a visual or hearing impairment. We are a home rather than an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, 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
- Lavender Fields, 25 August 2026, Requires improvement
- Chipstead Lake - Care Home Physical Disabilities, 23 December 2024, Requires improvement
- Highfield, 12 January 2024, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Rivermere Retirement and Care Home, 25 January 2018, Good
- Alpine Care Home, 21 November 2019, Good
- Rockdale House, 22 August 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Sevenoaks
How many care homes are there in Sevenoaks?
Sevenoaks has 6 CQC registered care homes: 3 Good, 3 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in Sevenoaks?
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 Sevenoaks were inspected most recently?
Lavender Fields (25 August 2026), Chipstead Lake - Care Home Physical Disabilities (23 December 2024) and Highfield (12 January 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.