Care home

Keele House

Care home in Ramsgate, Kent

Keele House

Care home in Ramsgate, Kent

CQC Good31 beds
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address176/178 High Street, Ramsgate, CT11 9TS
Beds31

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About

Keele House is a 31-bed care home in Ramsgate, Kent. It provides care for older people and was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2022. The home was found to be Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

Families considering Keele House can find further details on the home's current provision and services by contacting it directly or viewing its full CQC report.

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected July 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery0.7 miles
A&E: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital3.0 miles
Pub or bar250 m
  • Near a main road
  • Ambulance station about 700 m away
  • Fire station about 700 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

Local crime statistics

482 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime40%
Anti-social behaviour26%
Criminal damage & arson7%
Shoplifting7%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Kent council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Kent pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£1,063
2025£1,187

What Kent council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Keele House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 3 miles away. The local GP practice is THE GRANGE PRACTICE, 0.7 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital · 3 mi
Nearest GP
THE GRANGE PRACTICE · 0.7 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Ramsgate

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

The Pipeline Youth Initiative

Pipeline provides a number of free services such as detached youth work provision within Thanet wards. Education program within schools on STI's, drugs and alcohol, self esteem. A single decker…

2.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1117129)
Charity

Age UK Thanet Limited

Providing Social opportunities, information and Advice and community services for people over the age of 50 in Thanet. Branded partner of Age UK nationally

2.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1151398)
Charity

East Kent Independent Dementia Support

EKIDS provide a range of support groups for those living with dementia and their carers across Thanet and East Kent. The support groups enable carers to gain access to help and advice from the…

3.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1148528)
Charity

Age Concern Sandwich Centre for the Retired

Provision of Transport to enable clients to visit our "pop in" centre - provision of snacks, meals, bathing,choropody and Advocacy Services

5.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1109346)
Charity

Age UK South Kent Coast

Age UK South Kent Coast promotes the following purposes for the benefit of the public/and or older people in and around East Kent-preventing or relieving the poverty of older people with…

7.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1187363)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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