HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches)
- Care home
- 12 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2011
- Barrowhill, Kent, South East
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
14 months
since the latest rating was published.
89 of 445
rated care homes in Kent are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches): inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in August 2025, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: May Lodge (Good, 1.6 miles away) and May Morning (Good, 1.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G May Lodge Good, 1.6 miles away
- G May Morning Good, 1.6 miles away
- G Richardson Court Good, 1.9 miles away
- G Belmont Good, 2 miles away
- – Martello Manor Hythe Limited Not yet rated, 2.7 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 11 August 2025 (assessment visit 29 April 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of Assessment: 6 May to 13 May 2025. The service comprises of two residential care homes to support autistic people and people with a learning disability. The service is registered to accommodate up to 12 people.
- Safe No rating
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We undertook this assessment due to concerns we received about people’s care and treatment.
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
The service was in breach of two legal regulations. The provider did not have effective systems in place to identify, monitor and manage risks for people. This included the safe management of medicines. The provider did also not have robust quality monitoring processes to ensure the effective oversight of the service.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.
Staff were recruited safely, received a wide range of training and were available in sufficient numbers to support people. Staff knew people well treated people with dignity and respect. People were supported with their health care needs and to take part in activities they enjoyed.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to assessing potential risks and the ways people’s medicines were managed.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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Well-led
No rating
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to the governance at the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 11 August 2025. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 11 August 2025. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Emma Tucker
- 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)4 inspection reports, latest 16 January 2018. Latest assessment published 11 August 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- HF Trust LimitedBrand: HF Trust Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 00734984 (opens Companies House)
- Charity number
- 313069
HF Trust Limited runs 43 services in England, 6 of them in the South East. 34 are rated Good or Outstanding, 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 5 have no rating yet.
Other services run by HF Trust Limited
- O HF Trust - Hollycroft Outstanding. Care home, Central Bedfordshire, East of England
- O HF Trust - Stroud Outstanding. Home care, Gloucestershire, South West
- G Beech Spinney Good. Care home, Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands
- G Hermitage Way - Telford Good. Care home, Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands
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 HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches) provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches) as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches) have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 12 beds at HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches).
- When was HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches) last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches) was published on 11 August 2025.
- Who runs HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches)?
- HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches) is run by HF Trust Limited. It runs 43 services in England, 6 of them in the South East.
- What is HF Trust - Lympne Place (High Trees and The Beeches)'s CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 11 August 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 01303 260453
- Address
- Aldington Road, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4PA Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: May Lodge (Good, 1.6 miles away) and May Morning (Good, 1.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G May Lodge Good, 1.6 miles away
- G May Morning Good, 1.6 miles away
- G Richardson Court Good, 1.9 miles away
- G Belmont Good, 2 miles away
- – Martello Manor Hythe Limited Not yet rated, 2.7 miles away