Nursing Homes in Stone
Stone has 34 CQC registered nursing homes. 22 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 5 Requires improvement, and 5 have not yet been rated. 18 of the 34 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Stone at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Stone, to help you judge the options below.
- Staffordshire 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+: 79. Kent average is 77.
- People aged 75 and over: 19,200. Rising to 22,400 by 2035, up 17%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 4 changed owner, covering 174 beds.
- Who pays, across Kent (estimate): 35% council, 43% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,500. Rising to 3,200 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 54%
Planned and recent building work within 5 miles
- Memory Lane House 25 College Road Maidstone Kent. Application for a 12 bed care home through a change of use. Submitted 21 September 2026. Decision pending. (2 miles away)
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.
Comparing the nursing homes in Stone
Reading the inspection record
Thirty three nursing homes match this search in Stone. The Links and Burwood Nursing Home each hold an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, twenty two homes are rated Good, five are rated Requires Improvement and four have yet to be inspected. A rating captures one inspection on one set of days, so the report behind it carries the useful detail. Look at how medicines were managed, how clinical risk was assessed and whether staffing was sufficient when inspectors called. Where a home is rated Requires Improvement, the manager should be able to explain plainly what has changed since and show you the evidence.
The clinical questions to put to a manager
What separates a nursing home from a residential one is the registered nurse on duty at every hour, so ask how many nurses cover each shift and how absences are filled. Ask how the home works with the local doctor, the district nursing team and specialists in falls or tissue viability, and how quickly a resident who deteriorates is reviewed. Ask about pressure area care, wound and catheter management, and how pain is assessed in someone who cannot easily express it. Ask too how the home supports people towards the end of life, and whether it can keep someone whose needs become complex.
Seeing it for yourself
Visit more than once and at different hours, including a mealtime or the late afternoon rather than only a planned tour. Notice whether staff know residents by name, whether people are occupied and how promptly call bells are answered. Consider how easily relatives can get there, whether routines, faith and language are supported and whether familiar belongings can come too. Homes such as Autumn House Nursing Home, Rodwell House and Wells House Nursing Home each carry a profile here.
Arranging a placement and meeting the cost
Starting with an assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support may request a care needs assessment, free of charge whatever the household holds. It is carried out by the Staffordshire County Council social care team, which is responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support. A practitioner considers personal care, mobility, memory, medication and the pressure on relatives, then records in writing what the person needs. Where nursing needs are identified a further health assessment may follow, because the health service can contribute towards the nursing element and occasionally funds the whole placement.
How fees are settled
A financial assessment looks at income, savings and property. Where capital falls below the national threshold the council contributes towards the fee while the resident pays an assessed amount from income; above it, the placement is funded privately until savings reduce to that level. Nursing fees usually sit higher than residential ones because of the clinical staffing involved, so ask for the current weekly rate in writing and check what lies outside it. Hairdressing, chiropody, outings and certain therapies are frequently billed as extras.
34 nursing homes in Stone
- Autumn House Nursing Home · Stone, Staffordshire · CQC Good
- Oakhurst Court Nursing Home · Godstone, Surrey · CQC Good
- Glenhurst Lodge · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- The Potteries · Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- St Mary's Nursing Home Margaret Street · Stone, Staffordshire · CQC Good
- Barty House Nursing Home · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- Burwood Nursing Home · Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · CQC Outstanding
- Care Centre · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
- Poplars Care Centre · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- Cavell Park Care Home · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- Oldbury House Care Home · Stonehouse, Gloucestershire · CQC Good
- The Links · Broadstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · CQC Outstanding
- Invicta Court · Maidstone, Kent
- Rodwell House · Addlestone, Surrey · CQC Requires improvement
- Maplewood Court Care Home · Maidstone, Kent
- Oulton Abbey Residential & Nursing Home · Stone, Staffordshire · CQC Good
- Pilgrims Way Care Home with Nursing · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- Bentley House Care Centre · Atherstone, Warwickshire · CQC Good
- Hilderstone Hall · Nr Stone, Staffordshire · CQC Good
- Lukestone Dementia Nursing Home · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Requires improvement
- Hawkinge House Proactive Assessment Unit · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
- The Grange Nursing Home · Addlestone, Surrey · CQC Good
- Betsy Clara Nursing Home · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Requires improvement
- Hawkinge House · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Requires improvement
- Ashley Gardens Care Centre · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- Moreton Hill Care Centre · Stonehouse, Gloucestershire · CQC Good
- Care Centre · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Requires improvement
- Wells Lodge Nursing Home · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
- Sutton Valence Care Home · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- Nurse Plus UK · Maidstone, Kent
- Hawkinge House 2nd Floor Unit · Folkestone, Kent
- Wells House Nursing Home · Folkestone, Kent · CQC Good
- Loose Valley Nursing Home · Maidstone, Kent · CQC Good
- Maplewood Court Care Home · Maidstone, 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
- Maidstone Care Centre, 3 March 2026, Requires improvement
- Betsy Clara Nursing Home, 23 December 2025, Requires improvement
- Cavell Park Care Home, 24 June 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Wells Lodge Nursing Home, 20 June 2018, Good
- Wells House Nursing Home, 7 August 2018, Good
- The Links, 10 October 2018, Outstanding
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Stone
How many nursing homes are there in Stone?
Stone has 34 CQC registered nursing homes: 2 Outstanding, 22 Good, 5 Requires improvement, 5 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 Stone?
Staffordshire 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 Stone were inspected most recently?
Maidstone Care Centre (3 March 2026), Betsy Clara Nursing Home (23 December 2025) and Cavell Park Care Home (24 June 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.