Kippingtons Nursing Home
- Care home
- 55 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Sevenoaks, Kent, South East
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 26 January 2026.
Rated Good in September 2022 under the previous provider, Aria Healthcare Group LTD.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
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).
Kippingtons Nursing Home: inspection record
Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Weald Heights (Outstanding, 0.5 miles away) and Rockdale House (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- O Weald Heights Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
- G Rockdale House Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Emily Jackson House Good, 0.8 miles away
- RI Highfield Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
- G Alpine Care Home Good, 1.2 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 14 September 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Ask what the new provider has changed since taking over.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Kathryn Rayner
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, 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
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- 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
- O Collingwood Court Outstanding. Care home, North Tyneside, North East
- O Cuttlebrook Hall Outstanding. Care home, Oxfordshire
- O Halecroft Grange Outstanding. Care home, Trafford, North West
- O Priors House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Warwickshire, 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 Kippingtons Nursing Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Kippingtons Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Kippingtons Nursing Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 55 beds at Kippingtons Nursing Home.
- When was Kippingtons Nursing Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Kippingtons Nursing Home was published on 14 September 2022.
- Who runs Kippingtons Nursing Home?
- Kippingtons 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 Kippingtons Nursing Home's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 26 January 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01732 451829
- Address
- Grange Road, Oak Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 2PG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Weald Heights (Outstanding, 0.5 miles away) and Rockdale House (Good, 0.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- O Weald Heights Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
- G Rockdale House Good, 0.6 miles away
- G Emily Jackson House Good, 0.8 miles away
- RI Highfield Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
- G Alpine Care Home Good, 1.2 miles away