Farm House
- Care home
- 5 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2010
- Woodchurch, Kent, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
332 of 445
rated care homes in Kent are rated Good, like this one.
Farm House: inspection record
Rated Good in August 2018.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- G Woodchurch House Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Boldshaves Oast Good, 2.5 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 11 March 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Farm House provides accommodation and personal care for up to five people with a learning disability. The service is a detached old farm house set in a rural area on the outskirts of Woodchurch. At the time of the inspection there were four people living at Farm House.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice.
Staff followed the latest visiting guidance and there were no visiting restrictions. Checks were completed on all visitors to Farm House, such as ensuring they had a negative Covid-19 test result.
People were supported to safely go out and about with staff and family. People told us they wore a face mask when they went out to help keep them safe.
Staff completed training on how to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, wore personal protective equipment and were regularly tested for COVID-19. Farm House was clean and there were regular checks to make sure the service remained clean and tidy.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Maria O'Connell
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)8 inspection reports, latest 11 March 2022. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Canterbury Oast Trust
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 01897198 (opens Companies House)
- Charity number
- 291662
Canterbury Oast Trust runs 9 services, all in the South East. 7 are rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Canterbury Oast Trust
- G Boldshaves Oast Good. Care home, Kent
- G Holly Cottage Good. Care home, Kent
- G Homelands Good. Care home, Kent
- G Ivy Cottage Good. Care home, Kent
Getting help from Kent County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Kent County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 03000 41 61 61, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Kent County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Farm House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Farm House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Farm House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 5 beds at Farm House.
- When was Farm House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Farm House was published on 4 August 2018.
- Who runs Farm House?
- Farm House is run by Canterbury Oast Trust. It runs 9 services, all in the South East.
- What is Farm House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 4 August 2018.
Contact
- Phone
- 01233 861514
- Address
- Highlands Farm, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3RJ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Holly Cottage Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Ivy Cottage Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- RI Rosemary Cottage Requires improvement, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Woodchurch House Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Boldshaves Oast Good, 2.5 miles away