St Brelades

5-6 Beacon Hill, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6AU

01227375301

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

10 January 2023

Provider

St Brelades Retirement Homes Limited

Beds

37 beds

About St Brelades

St Brelades is a residential care home in Kent, offering a place where people can feel at home while receiving the support they need. The team there understands how important it is for families to feel confident and reassured when choosing care for a loved one, and that sense of trust sits at the heart of everything they do.

St Brelades provides personal care to up to 37 people living with dementia, with 33 residents at the time of inspection. The service has made improvements in medicines management, with accurate records now maintained and medicated patches applied according to manufacturer guidance. However, further work is needed to ensure people are always offered medicines openly before any covert administration occurs.

Care plans have been enhanced to guide staff on managing risks, though continued development is required in this area. Overall, the home has demonstrated progress since the previous inspection, but additional improvements are necessary to consistently deliver good quality care across all aspects of the service.

Source: CQC inspection report, 17 February 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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 37 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CT6 6AU

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 17 February 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 10 January 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 23 March 2018: Good
CaringPublished 23 March 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 23 March 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
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 St Brelades'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 St Brelades, 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 St Brelades, 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 St Brelades'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