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Care homes near Maidstone Hospital, Aylesford – page 4

77 homes within 10 miles

There are 77 care homes within 10 miles of Maidstone Hospital, nearest first. 53 are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC; 24 offer nursing care and 37 dementia care. The closest, The Poplars Care Home, is 0.8 miles away; 14 are within 2 miles.

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Brook House

Care homes near Maidstone Hospital (77)

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VerifiedDistance from Maidstone Hospital: 8.4 mi
CQC Good

18 beds

Eleanor Healthcare Group

DementiaResidential
Fees on request
View home: Rose House

About Maidstone Hospital

Information for older patients and their families, checked October 2026. Details change, so please confirm with the hospital.

Run by
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9QQ
Phone
Switchboard: 01622 729000. Source
Urgent care
Emergency department (A&E) for serious or life-threatening injury or sudden illness. Maidstone A&E reception: 01622 226000. SourceFor a minor injury or illness, the trust says a Kent and Medway urgent treatment centre or minor injury unit may be quicker and easier. Source
Website
mtw.nhs.uk

Leaving hospital: what happens next

  1. Planning starts early. The ward usually starts planning a discharge soon after admission. Ask who is coordinating it and when the patient is expected to be ready to leave.
  2. Ask for a needs assessment. If the patient may need care afterwards, the hospital discharge team works with the council’s social care team to assess what support is needed. The assessment is free.
  3. Short-term support may come first. Many people go home or to a care home with short-term “intermediate care” or reablement, which is free for up to six weeks. Longer-term needs can then be assessed once they have recovered.
  4. Ask about NHS Continuing Healthcare. If the patient’s needs are mainly health needs, ask for an assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare. If they qualify, the NHS pays the full cost of their care. How it works.
  5. Choosing a care home. A hospital bed usually can’t be kept while you wait for a particular home, so a short or interim stay is common. Use the list above to shortlist homes, and see our guides to hospital discharge, choosing a care home and respite and short stays.

How Maidstone Hospital is doing

A&E figures are for the whole NHS trust, not only this site.

CQC rating
Requires improvement
Overall rating for this site, report published February 2024. CQC
Main A&E: seen within 4 hours
72.9%
September 2026, 21,697 attendances across the trust. England: 60.6%. NHS England

Services for older people at Maidstone Hospital

  • Acute elderly care and orthogeriatric rehabilitationAcute elderly care on a 26-bed ward, and a 33-bed ward that combines acute elderly care with orthogeriatric rehabilitation. Source
  • Frailty unitA 12-bed frailty unit within the elderly medicine department. Source
  • Falls serviceA local falls service, run by Kent Community Health Trust. Source
  • Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)PALS offers confidential advice, support and information for patients, families and carers. Source

Getting there and visiting

  • Buses and trainsFree park and ride: park in a free car park, then take the bus to the hospital. The Maidstone park and ride car park is behind the DFS store, just off Beaver Road. Source
  • ParkingThere are no car parking charges for Blue Badge holders in any of the trust's car parks. Source
  • VisitingAdult visiting has exceptions, including children's wards and intensive care. Ward teams may allow visitors outside visiting times for patients nearing the end of life. Source
  • NHS patient transportNon-emergency patient transport for Kent and Medway is provided by G4S. Freephone booking line: 0800 096 0211. Source

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Questions about care homes near Maidstone Hospital

How many care homes are near Maidstone Hospital?

There are 77 care homes within 10 miles of Maidstone Hospital listed on AskBart, 29 of them within 5 miles.

Which nursing homes are closest to Maidstone Hospital?

The nearest homes offering nursing care are The Poplars Care Home (0.8 miles), Lukestone Care Home (1 miles), Lukestone Dementia Nursing Home (1 miles).

Is there a dementia care home near Maidstone Hospital?

Yes. 37 homes within 10 miles offer dementia care. The nearest is The Poplars Care Home, 0.8 miles away.

Can a patient go straight from Maidstone Hospital to a care home?

Yes. The ward and the hospital discharge team arrange it with the family and, where needed, the council. A short or interim stay is common while a long-term home is found.

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