Rivermere Retirement and Care Home
- Care home
- 102 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2017
- Kent, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
Rated Good in January 2018 under the previous provider, WT UK Opco 2 Limited.
At a glance
7 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
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.
Rivermere Retirement and Care Home: inspection record
Rated Good in January 2018, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 6 February 2021. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Rivermere Retirement and Care Home is a residential care home providing personal care and support for up to 102 older people. At the time of the inspection there were 47 people living in the service. A number of double rooms are available for partners or people who chose to share, some with kitchenettes and living rooms.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
The home has two separate units, one of which is for people living with dementia. There were communal areas in each unit for people including activity lounges, café and cinema room.
Rivermere Retirement and Care Home is managed by Willowbrook Healthcare Limited (which is part of the Brand Avery) under licence from WT UK Opco 2 Limited.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 25 January 2018. 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 9 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)2 inspection reports, latest 6 February 2021. 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
- Willowbrook Healthcare LimitedBrand: Avery
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 6655208 (opens Companies House)
- Previous provider
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- WT UK Opco 2 Limitedregistered
Willowbrook Healthcare Limited runs 33 services in England, 19 of them in the South East. 27 are rated Good or Outstanding, 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 2 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Willowbrook Healthcare Limited
- O Camberley Woods Care Home Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Hampshire
- O Sonning Gardens Care Home Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Wokingham
- G Ascot Grange Care Home Good. Care home with nursing, Windsor and Maidenhead
- G Bagshot Gardens Care Home Good. Care home with nursing, Surrey
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 Rivermere Retirement and Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Rivermere Retirement and Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Rivermere Retirement and Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 102 beds at Rivermere Retirement and Care Home.
- When was Rivermere Retirement and Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Rivermere Retirement and Care Home was published on 25 January 2018.
- Who runs Rivermere Retirement and Care Home?
- Rivermere Retirement and Care Home is run by Willowbrook Healthcare Limited. It runs 33 services in England, 19 of them in the South East.
- What is Rivermere Retirement and Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 25 January 2018.
Contact
- Phone
- 01732 748400
- Address
- 64-70 Westerham Road, Bessels Green, Sevenoaks, TN13 2PZ Map (opens Google Maps)
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- – Kippingtons Nursing Home Not yet rated, 1.6 miles away