Rated Care Homes

Firtree House Nursing Home

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Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 26 January 2026.

Rated Good in March 2023 under the previous provider, Aria Healthcare Group LTD.

At a glance

  • 5 ratings

    First rated Good in 2015, most recently Good in March 2023.

  • 4 years

    since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.

  • 78%

    of rated care homes in Kent are Good or Outstanding (82% across the South East, 83% across England).

Firtree House Nursing Home: inspection record

Care home with nursing, 50 beds, Kent

Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.

Firtree House Nursing Home: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Beulah Lodge Care Home (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Halliwell (Good, 0.4 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Beulah Lodge Care Home Good, 0.1 miles away
  2. –
    Tunbridge Wells Care Centre Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
  3. G
    Halliwell Good, 0.4 miles away
  4. G
    Crossways Community Good, 0.7 miles away
  5. G
    Birkin Lodge Good, 0.7 miles away

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Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 4 March 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
  2. Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
  3. The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
  4. Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.

Registration details

Registered manager
Jacqueline Cullip
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service with nursing
Who it supports
Older People

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens 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
Care UK Care Services LimitedBrand: Care UK
Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
02571516 (opens Companies House)
Previous provider
  • Aria Healthcare Group LTDregistered

Care UK Care Services Limited runs 226 services in England, 80 of them in the South East. 59 are rated Good or Outstanding, 8 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 159 have no rating yet.

Other services run by Care UK Care Services Limited

  1. O
    Collingwood Court Outstanding. Care home, North Tyneside, North East
  2. O
    Cuttlebrook Hall Outstanding. Care home, Oxfordshire
  3. O
    Halecroft Grange Outstanding. Care home, Trafford, North West
  4. O
    Priors House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Warwickshire, West Midlands

See all 226 services run by Care UK Care Services Limited

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.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Firtree House Nursing Home provide nursing care?
Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Firtree House Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
How many beds does Firtree House Nursing Home have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 50 beds at Firtree House Nursing Home.
When was Firtree House Nursing Home last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Firtree House Nursing Home was published on 4 March 2023.
Who runs Firtree House Nursing Home?
Firtree House Nursing Home is run by Care UK Care Services Limited. It runs 226 services in England, 80 of them in the South East.
What is Firtree House Nursing Home's CQC rating?
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 26 January 2026.

Contact

Phone
01892 523954
Address
30 St. James Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2JZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Beulah Lodge Care Home (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Halliwell (Good, 0.4 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. G
    Beulah Lodge Care Home Good, 0.1 miles away
  2. –
    Tunbridge Wells Care Centre Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
  3. G
    Halliwell Good, 0.4 miles away
  4. G
    Crossways Community Good, 0.7 miles away
  5. G
    Birkin Lodge Good, 0.7 miles away

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