Applecroft Care Home
Applecroft Care Home is a care home with nursing in Dover, run by Applecroft Care Home Ltd. CQC rated it Good overall in April 2026 (last checked 14 April 2026). It has 75 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia and older people.
- Care home with nursing
Sanctuary Close, River, Dover, Kent, CT17 0ER
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Last checked by CQC: 14 April 2026.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Requires improvementrated 5 months ago (14 April 2026)Is it effective?
Goodrated 5 months ago (14 April 2026)Is it caring?
Goodrated 5 months ago (14 April 2026)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 5 months ago (14 April 2026)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 5 months ago (14 April 2026)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Safe” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Safe: Requires improvement
CQC checks whether people are protected from abuse and avoidable harm. It looks at safeguarding, how risks are managed, staffing levels and training, medicines, and keeping the place clean to stop infections.
Questions you could ask
- How are medicines looked after and given on time?
- How do you decide how many staff are on duty, day and night?
- When something goes wrong, what do you do, and how do you tell families?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people
- Number of beds
- 75
- Nursing care
- Yes, nurses are on hand
- Registered since
- 24 May 2011
- Local council area
- Kent
Who runs it
- Provider
- Applecroft Care Home Ltd
- Brand
- BRAND Abbey Healthcare
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation