Birchwood Heights Care Home
Nursing home in Swanley, Kent
Operated by Oakland Primecare
About
Birchwood Heights Care Home is a 77-bed facility in Swanley, near Sevenoaks in Kent. It provides nursing care and specialist dementia support for older people aged 65 and over. The home is operated by Oakland Care, which runs a number of care homes across the South East of England.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 550 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 SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
135 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Gallery
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
Birchwood Heights Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 4.5 miles away. The local GP practice is SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Swanley
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
The Cottage Community
The Cottage Community is an independent registered charity providing a day centre and hot meals, lunch clubs, activities, transport and shopping trips for elderly and vulnerable clients, resident…
Age Concern Orpington & District
Age Concern Orpington is a charity to offer day care and support to the elderly and physically and mentally frail in the Orpington area.
Carers' Support (Bexley)
Provides respite care at home for carers, enabling a carer to take a break while the person they look after remains in their own home where their usual routines can continue. We also provide…
Stroke Care International
The advancement Of health and saving of lives of elderly and people with disability through training, advice and support both at home and at a designated centre. Organising basic health checks.…
Age UK Bexley
To promote the relief of elderly people in and around the London Borough of Bexley.
Age Concern Bromley
Age Concern Bromley, (trading name Age UK Bromley & Greenwich) provides a range of services, projects, emotional and practical support to older people, their relatives and carers. It also…
Part of Oakland Primecare
Birchwood Heights Care Home is one of 10 homes run by Oakland Primecare 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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