Priory Mews Care Home

Watling Street, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6EG

03333214715

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

10 November 2023

Provider

Priory Mews Healthcare Limited

Beds

156 beds

About Priory Mews Care Home

Priory Mews Care Home brings together professional nursing care and a genuine sense of community in the heart of Kent. The team here understands how much it means to find the right place for someone you love, and they work hard to make residents feel at home from the very first day. Families can take comfort in knowing that Priory Mews is a place where care is taken seriously and where people are treated with warmth and respect.

Priory Mews Care Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 156 people across five separate units, with 86 residents at the time of inspection. The purpose-built facility includes Cressenor and Mountenay units offering nursing care for people with dementia, Beaumont providing general nursing care, Marshall offering residential care for those living with dementia, and Berkeley providing general residential care for older people. A separate building houses management offices, kitchen, reception and training facilities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 15 December 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 156 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DA2 6EG

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 15 December 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 10 November 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Priory Mews Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Priory Mews Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Priory Mews Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Priory Mews Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees