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- Gravesend, DA12 2BE
The Old Fire Station
The Old Fire Station is a home care service in Faversham, run by Age Concern Gillingham. CQC rated it Good overall in August 2019, a rating carried over from before the service’s current registration (last checked 14 August 2019). It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
- Home care
The Old Fire Station, Crescent Road, Faversham, ME13 7GU
What CQC says
Overall rating
Goodrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
This is an
CQC has carried this rating over from before the service’s current registration, for example when a new provider took it over. The service may not have been inspected under its current registration yet.
Last checked by CQC: 14 August 2019.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)This is an .
Is it effective?
Requires improvementrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)This is an .
Is it caring?
Goodrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)This is an .
Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)This is an .
Is it well-led?
Goodrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)This is an .
Not sure what the ratings mean? Read how CQC ratings work.
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.
This rating is from August 2019. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Effective” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Effective: Requires improvement
CQC checks whether care gets good results for people and follows good practice. It looks at how needs are assessed, food and drink, working with GPs and other services, and asking people for their consent.
Questions you could ask
- How do you find out what someone needs before their care starts?
- How do you work with GPs, nurses and other services?
- How do you make sure people get enough to eat and drink?
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
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
- Home care
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment
- Registered since
- 17 June 2026
- Local council area
- Kent
Who runs it
- Provider
- Age Concern Gillingham
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation