St Peters Home

26-28 St Peters Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 1TH

01843291363

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

9 December 2020

Provider

St Peter's Home Limited

Beds

38 beds

About St Peters Home

St Peters Home is a residential care home in Kent, providing personal care for older people. Details of the most recent CQC findings are set out below.

St Peters Home is a residential care home providing personal care to 30 older people, with capacity for up to 38 residents in one adapted building. The service has implemented strong infection control measures, including hand sanitiser facilities at entry and exit points and PPE stations positioned throughout the building to ensure staff have immediate access to protective equipment. Staff consistently wear appropriate personal protective equipment such as fluid repellent surgical masks, gloves, and aprons when delivering personal care to residents.

Source: CQC inspection report, 7 January 2021

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: 38 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CT9 1TH

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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: Good.

Rating report published 26 March 2020. Latest inspection date recorded: 9 December 2020.

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

Read St Peters 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 St Peters 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 St Peters 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 St Peters 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