Priory Mews Care Home
Nursing home in Dartford, Kent
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- 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).
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About
Priory Mews Care Home is a 156-bed care home located in Dartford, Kent. The home is registered to provide care and support to older people. In the Care Quality Commission's 2023 inspection, Priory Mews was rated Requires Improvement overall. The key-question ratings were: Safe — Requires Improvement; Effective — Good; Caring — Good; Responsive — Requires Improvement; and Well-led — Requires Improvement.
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What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 15 December 2023 · Last inspected 10 November 2023
Inspectors found that care has improved since the previous inspection, with staff described as kind and respectful and people and relatives generally content with the support they receive. Staffing levels have risen, agency use has fallen, and the home has a more positive atmosphere and cleaner, better-maintained premises. The overall rating is Requires improvement, and breaches relating to medicines and risk management remain.
- Staff are described as kind and respectful, and people and relatives say staff know them well.
- Staffing levels have improved, safer recruitment practices are in place, and the number of agency staff has fallen.
- Staff say they feel supported and have positive views of the management, and inspectors observed a happier atmosphere.
- People's health needs are better met, and people are happy with their food and the choices available.
- Medicines management still needs improvement, although it has got better since the last inspection.
- Some new monitoring systems are not yet robust enough to ensure people consistently receive safe, good-quality care, and risk management needs further work.
- Care plans are still being developed, some do not give staff enough guidance on people's needs, and not everyone has an end-of-life plan setting out their wishes.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
What's nearby
- Near a main road
- Fire station about 200 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
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
369 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees 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
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,063 |
| 2025 | £1,187 |
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Local health safety net
Priory Mews Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 0.6 miles away. The local GP practice is DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS, 0.5 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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