Homelands
- Care home
- 6 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2010
- Mersham, Kent, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2015.
9 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.
Homelands: inspection record
Rated Good in May 2018.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 1 May 2018. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Care service description Homelands is a residential care home for 8 people with learning disabilities. The service is a detached house, in a rural location.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Homelands is a 'care home'. People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection.
The service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance. These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion. People with learning disabilities using the service can live as ordinary a life as any citizen.
There was a registered manager at the time of our inspection. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run. The service was run day to day by a service manager, who will be refered to as 'the manager' throughout the report.
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 9 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 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)6 inspection reports, latest 1 May 2018. 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 Farm House Good. Care home, Kent
- G Holly Cottage 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 Homelands provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Homelands as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Homelands have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 6 beds at Homelands.
- When was Homelands last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Homelands was published on 1 May 2018.
- Who runs Homelands?
- Homelands is run by Canterbury Oast Trust. It runs 9 services, all in the South East.
- What is Homelands's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 1 May 2018.
Contact
- Phone
- 01233 721229
- Address
- Forge Hill, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DT Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G The New Bungalow Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Juniper Good, 1.8 miles away
- G Anderida Good, 2 miles away
- G Rose Cottage Good, 2 miles away
- G Court Lodge Good, 2 miles away