Care homes in Medway
Every care home registered in Medway, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.
Medway has 65 care homes currently providing care, with 1,705 beds. 15 provide nursing care and 33 support people living with dementia. 71% of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 82% across the South East and 83% across England.
Best-rated care homes in Medway
Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.
- G Good Grafton Lodge Care homeRated
- G Good Chimnies Residential Care Home Care homeRated
- G Good Sir Evelyn Road Care homeRated
- G Good Frindsbury House Care homeRated
- G Good Copper Beeches Care home with nursingRated
- G Good Rated
- G Good Hawthorn Manor Residential Home Care homeRated
- G Good Woodbridge House Care homeRated
- G Good Platters Farm Lodge Care homeRated
- G Good Rose House Care homeRated
All care homes in Medway
66 care homes
- G Good 351 Maidstone Road Care home5 beds ME8 0HU Rated
- G Good 36a Birling Avenue Care home7 beds ME8 7EY Rated
- G Good 579 Maidstone Road Care home6 beds ME8 0LQ Rated
- G Good Acorn House Residential Home Limited Care home28 beds ME4 6DP Rated
- G Good Admiralty Care Home Care home55 beds ME8 0NX Rated
- G Good Amherst Court Care home with nursing112 beds ME4 6LU Rated
- G Good Avenues South East - 25 Beacon Close Care home3 beds ME8 9AP Rated
- G Good Avenues South East - 2a Higham Road Care home4 beds ME3 8BB Rated
- G Good Avenues South East - 320 Hempstead Road Care home5 beds ME7 3QH Rated
- G Good Avenues South East - 74 Wilson Avenue Care home6 beds ME1 2RL Rated
- G Good Byron Lodge Care Home Ltd Care home with nursing29 beds ME7 5PX Rated
- G Good Castle View House Care home8 beds ME2 3PP Rated
- G Good Chimnies Residential Care Home Care home29 beds ME3 9PD Rated
- G Good Copper Beeches Care home with nursing36 beds ME1 3LL Rated
- G Good Downers Court Care home3 beds ME1 2SA Rated
- G Good Frindsbury House Care home23 beds ME3 8AL Rated
- G Good Friston House Care home with nursing81 beds ME1 2BQ Rated
- G Good Grace Manor Care Centre Care home with nursing60 beds ME7 2UD Rated
- G Good Grafton Lodge Care home22 beds ME2 3DE Rated
- G Good Hawthorn Manor Residential Home Care home37 beds ME8 0HX Rated
- G Good Heatherdale Healthcare Limited Care home with nursing43 beds ME7 3QG Rated
- G Good Holly Lodge Residential Home Care home22 beds ME4 6HS Rated
- G Good Insight Walderslade Care home6 beds ME5 9NP Rated
- G Good Jersey Road Care home4 beds ME2 3PB Rated
- G Good Millstream House Care home22 beds ME2 3BT Rated
- G Good Orchard View Care home9 beds ME2 4HP Rated
- G Good Park View Care Home Care home44 beds ME7 5AY Rated
- G Good PILS Care Care home3 beds ME5 8RU Rated
- G Good Platters Farm Lodge Care home43 beds ME8 0EQ Rated
- G Good Rochester Care Home Care home64 beds ME1 2QT Rated
- G Good Rochester House Care home10 beds ME1 3BU Rated
- G Good Rose House Care home18 beds ME7 1XH Rated
- G Good Sir Evelyn Road Care home6 beds ME1 3LZ Rated
- G Good Star Care Lodge Care home13 beds ME7 4AS Rated
- G Good Steven Lodge Care home3 beds ME4 5NG Rated
- G Good Stuart House Care home with nursing11 beds ME7 4AD Rated
- G Good 6 beds ME2 2RF Rated
- G Good 6 beds ME2 3JR Rated
- G Good Victory Care Home Care home61 beds ME5 7JZ Rated
- G Good Watts Healthcare Ltd Care home32 beds ME1 3BU Rated
- G Good Welcome House - Gillingham Homes Care home9 beds ME7 5LW Rated
- G Good Woodbridge House Care home10 beds ME7 2HH Rated
- RI Requires improvement Ampersand Care home with nursing43 beds ME2 4HP Rated
- RI Requires improvement Apna Ghar Residential Home Care home3 beds ME7 1EA Rated
- RI Requires improvement Aquarius Care Home Care home20 beds ME5 9SH Rated
- RI Requires improvement Charing House Care home with nursing88 beds ME7 5AY Rated
- RI Requires improvement Fort Horsted Care Home Ltd Care home with nursing30 beds ME4 6HZ Rated
- RI Requires improvement Frindsbury Hall Care Home Care home with nursing74 beds ME2 4JS Rated
- RI Requires improvement Kingsdown House Care home9 beds ME2 3DE Rated
- RI Requires improvement Lizbis Care Home Care home19 beds ME2 3DB Rated
- RI Requires improvement Osbern Manor Care Home Care home with nursing72 beds ME8 0SW Rated
- RI Requires improvement Pembroke House Care home with nursing55 beds ME7 4BS Rated
- RI Requires improvement Shaws Wood Residential Care Home Care home39 beds ME2 3BU Rated
- RI Requires improvement Sinon House Therapeutic Unit Care home4 beds ME1 1XN Rated
- RI Requires improvement Valley View Care Home Ltd Care home with nursing33 beds ME1 3LT Rated
- RI Requires improvement Welcome House - Nickleby Lodge Care home10 beds ME1 1SD Rated
- RI Requires improvement Welcome House - The Chestnuts Care home15 beds ME1 1RX Rated
- RI Requires improvement Yew Tree Holdings Limited Care home26 beds ME3 9BJ Rated
- I Inadequate Welcome House - Leeza Court Care home16 beds ME8 7RG Rated
- – Not yet rated Brook House Care home7 beds ME7 4EA No rating date
- – Not yet rated 75 beds ME4 4FT No rating date
- – Not yet rated 40 beds ME7 3AL No rating date
- – Not yet rated Diana House Care home2 beds ME4 5PW No rating date
- – Not yet rated Lake View Lodge Care home66 beds ME2 1GF No rating date
- – Not yet rated St Williams Care home2 beds ME1 2PG No rating date
- – Not yet rated The Shrubbery Care home, also home care28 beds ME7 4AQ No rating date
No care homes match those filters.
How ratings have changed since 2015
Share rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, among services open today.
The share has stayed between 69% and 94% since 2015, and is 72% in 2026.
In 2015, 28 of the care homes open today had a rating. In 2026, 60 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.
| Year | Rated | Rated Good or Outstanding | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28 | 20 | 71% |
| 2016 | 48 | 41 | 85% |
| 2017 | 50 | 47 | 94% |
| 2018 | 54 | 46 | 85% |
| 2019 | 56 | 46 | 82% |
| 2020 | 57 | 45 | 79% |
| 2021 | 58 | 48 | 83% |
| 2022 | 59 | 41 | 69% |
| 2023 | 59 | 42 | 71% |
| 2024 | 59 | 44 | 75% |
| 2025 | 59 | 42 | 71% |
| 2026 | 60 | 43 | 72% |
Recent changes
In the last 12 months, 4 care homes improved their rating and 5 dropped.
Improved (4)
- G Good Grafton Lodge Up from Requires improvement to Good
- RI Requires improvement Welcome House - The Chestnuts Up from Inadequate to Requires improvement
- G Good Chimnies Residential Care Home Up from Requires improvement to Good
- G Good Woodbridge House Up from Requires improvement to Good
Dropped (5)
- RI Requires improvement Pembroke House Down from Good to Requires improvement
- RI Requires improvement Frindsbury Hall Care Home Down from Good to Requires improvement
- G Good The Kent Autistic Trust - 11a Curlew Crescent Down from Outstanding to Good
- RI Requires improvement Shaws Wood Residential Care Home Down from Good to Requires improvement
- I Inadequate Welcome House - Leeza Court Down from Good to Inadequate
Who runs care homes here
Providers with two or more care homes in Medway.
- Achieve Together Limited 4 homes, 3 rated Good or Outstanding
- Avenues South East 4 homes, 4 rated Good or Outstanding
- Toqeer Aslam 4 homes, 1 rated Good or Outstanding
- Voyage 1 Limited 4 homes, 4 rated Good or Outstanding
- CLBD Limited 3 homes, 2 rated Good or Outstanding, 1 not yet rated
Getting help from Medway Council
The council's adult social care team is the place to start. They can assess the care you need and explain how it might be paid for.
- Adult social care
- Adult social care at Medway Council
- Care needs assessment
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone
- 01634 334 466
- Carers
- Support for carers
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- How many care homes are there in Medway?
- Medway has 65 care homes currently providing care, with 1,705 beds. The full list also includes 1 registered service that is not providing care at the moment.
- How many care homes in Medway are rated Outstanding?
- None of the care homes in Medway is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
- Which care homes in Medway provide nursing care?
- 15 care homes provide nursing care in Medway. Show only the care homes with nursing.
- How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Medway?
- Ask the adult social care team at Medway Council for a care needs assessment. Start on the council's care needs assessment page. You can also phone 01634 334 466.
Places in Medway
Figures show the number of care homes in each place.
Nearby areas
- Thurrock26 care homes
- Kent486 care homes
- Southend-on-Sea84 care homes
- Bexley28 care homes
- Havering58 care homes
- Barking and Dagenham23 care homes
Home care in Medway
107 home care services are registered here too. See home care in Medway