Nursing Homes in Folkestone
Folkestone has 6 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 5 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Folkestone at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Folkestone, to help you judge the options below.
- Kent County Council pays, residential care: £1,187 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,409 to £1,600, median £1,500
- Care home beds filled across Kent: 88%. The 12 month average is 88%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 88. Kent average is 77.
- People aged 75 and over: 15,700. Rising to 18,000 by 2035, up 15%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed
- Who pays, across Kent (estimate): 35% council, 43% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,500 by 2035, up 27%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,000. Rising to 6,200 by 2035, up 57%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- 50-52 Folkestone Care Centre & 56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone. Application for a 20 bed care home. Submitted 9 March 2026. Approved with conditions 1 May 2026. (0 miles away)
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Arranging and Funding Nursing Care in Folkestone
Where the Process Starts
Asking for an assessment costs nothing and commits a family to nothing, which is why it is worth doing early rather than at the point of crisis. Kent County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out care needs assessments for people living in Folkestone and for arranging whatever funded support is agreed afterwards. The assessment looks at daily tasks, mobility, medication and safety, and it records whether the level of need genuinely calls for nursing care or whether a residential home would meet it. Having that written outcome in hand also makes conversations with individual homes considerably easier.
Who Pays and How Much
A financial assessment follows, taking account of both income and capital. Savings above the national upper threshold usually mean funding the placement privately, while assets below it bring a council contribution towards a suitable home. Separately from that, the NHS pays a fixed weekly amount known as funded nursing care direct to the home for any resident with a registered nursing need, and a small number of people with substantial health needs qualify for continuing healthcare, which covers the entire fee. Nursing fees sit above residential fees because of the round the clock nursing cover, so it is sensible to ask each provider what its weekly charge includes and what is billed on top.
Choosing Between the Nursing Homes in Folkestone
Looking Past the Headline Rating
Six nursing homes are listed for Folkestone. Four are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, one is rated Requires Improvement and one has not yet been rated, which is common for a service that registered recently. Every rating is a summary of five separate judgements about whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, so it pays to open the report and see which of those the inspectors were satisfied with. Where a home has not been rated, the absence of a judgement is not a criticism, but it does mean you will need to ask more questions yourself.
What to Look For When You Visit
Go at a busy point in the day rather than a quiet one, and watch how nurses and care staff speak to residents who cannot easily reply. Ask how many registered nurses are on duty during the day and overnight, how often shifts are filled by agency staff, and who decides when a doctor is called. Ask what the home does when a resident's health deteriorates, and whether it can support someone to stay until the end of their life. Practical answers to those questions distinguish homes far more reliably than the decor does.
6 nursing homes in Folkestone
- Care Centre · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
- Hawkinge House Proactive Assessment Unit · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
- Hawkinge House · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Requires improvement
- Wells Lodge Nursing Home · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
- Hawkinge House 2nd Floor Unit · Folkestone, Kent
- Wells House Nursing Home · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
What care costs in Kent, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 22 Kent homes. Median £1,500. | £1,187 | £1,409 to £1,600 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 11 Kent homes. Median £1,605. | £1,378 | £1,550 to £1,865 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 18 Kent homes. Median £1,500. | Not published separately | £1,500 to £1,619 |
| Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Kent homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,975 to £2,226 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Folkestone Care Centre, 17 September 2022, Good
- Hawkinge House Proactive Assessment Unit, 18 August 2022, Good
- Hawkinge House, 2 April 2022, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Wells Lodge Nursing Home, 20 June 2018, Good
- Wells House Nursing Home, 7 August 2018, Good
- Hawkinge House, 2 April 2022, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Folkestone
How many nursing homes are there in Folkestone?
Folkestone has 6 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Folkestone?
Kent County Council pays an average of £1,187 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,409 to £1,600 a week. Middle half of prices from 22 Kent homes. Median £1,500. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Folkestone were inspected most recently?
Folkestone Care Centre (17 September 2022), Hawkinge House Proactive Assessment Unit (18 August 2022) and Hawkinge House (2 April 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.