Abbey Healthcare

Applecroft Care Home

Nursing home in Dover, Kent

Operated by Abbey Healthcare

CQC Good75 bedsDementiaNursing
NeighbourhoodPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (Police.uk).
AddressSanctuary Close, River, Dover, CT17 0ER
Beds75

About

Applecroft Care Home is a care home in Dover, Kent, run by Abbey Healthcare. It is registered for 75 beds.

Further details about the home's care types, specialism, and CQC rating are not available in the current data.

Care provided

Dementia
Nursing
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Mental health

What's nearby

GP surgery1.2 miles
Hospital15.4 miles
  • Set back from main road noise

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured).

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysLimited

Local crime statistics

32 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

Shoplifting22%
violent crime19%
Anti-social behaviour19%
Criminal damage & arson13%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.

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

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Local health safety net

Applecroft Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is William Harvey Hospital (Ashford), 15.4 miles away. The local GP practice is BUCKLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1.2 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
William Harvey Hospital (Ashford) · 15.4 mi
Nearest GP
BUCKLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE · 1.2 mi

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

Community & connection in Dover

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

Charity

Age Concern Dover Limited

Provision of welfare and day centre facilities, information and advice for elderly and needy people in Dover and surrounding areas.

2.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1143453)
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…

6.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1187363)
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

7.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1109346)

Part of Abbey Healthcare

Applecroft Care Home is one of 17 homes run by Abbey Healthcare on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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