St Brelades
Residential care home in Herne Bay, Kent
Operated by St Brelades Retirement Homes
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- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
St Brelades is a residential care home in Herne Bay, Kent, providing specialist dementia care for women. The home occupies converted period properties alongside purpose-built facilities, and is registered for 37 beds. Care is delivered with an emphasis on supporting residents to maintain dignity, privacy and independence whilst ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
The Care Quality Commission rated St Brelades as Requires Improvement in 2023. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, and Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 17 February 2023 · Last inspected 10 January 2023
Inspectors found that St Brelades, a care home for up to 37 people including those living with dementia, has improved since its last inspection and is no longer rated inadequate overall, though the report rates it as requires improvement. Staff are described as better supported, recruitment has improved, and safeguarding training is now complete for all staff. Inspectors also noted that the home has become clean and welcoming, with people free to use all areas of the building.
- Medicines management has improved, and medicine records are now accurate
- Staff recruitment has improved, with enough staff who know people well, and staff say they feel supported and motivated
- The home is clean and tidy, and people are protected from the risk of infection
- Staff are confident to raise concerns and the registered manager is seen as someone who would act on them
- Quality assurance processes, acting on feedback and planning improvements still need to become embedded
- Care plan information is not always kept in one place, so staff may not be able to find it quickly in an emergency
- Accidents and incidents are acted on, but there is no system yet for spotting patterns and trends
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
Specialist care
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 450 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
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
197 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | 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
St Brelades is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 11 miles away. The local GP practice is PARK SURGERY, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Herne Bay
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Keep Talking Services
The provision of telephone befriending to sufferers of loneliness and or ill health.
Age Concern (Herne Bay)
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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