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The Vale Residential Care Home

191 Willington Street, Maidstone, ME15 8ED

Inadequatepublished 16 January 2026, 7 months ago

Rated Inadequate: inspectors found the service performing badly and the CQC has taken enforcement action.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on The Vale Residential Care Home on 13 February 2018. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of The Vale Residential Care Home

2 rated inspections over 2 years: the service has held its Good rating throughout.

  1. February 2018Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. December 2015Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. March 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  4. November 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. April 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 3 December 2010.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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