Forge House
2 Podkin Wood, Chatham, ME5 9LY · Kent · South East
6 beds · operated by Forge House Care Ltd
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (10 Dec 2019), the rating is 6 years old, and 1 of this operator's 3 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- Well-ledRequires improvement10 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 6 years old — published 10 Dec 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 3 of Forge House Care Ltd's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 Dec 2019 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 Dec 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 Dec 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 10 Dec 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 10 Dec 2019 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 3 other locations
Other active services registered to Forge House Care Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Forge House Care | Requires improvement25 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Medway |
| Forge House Care North Kent | Good8 Aug 2025 | Kent |
| Forge House Care West Kent | Not yet rated | Medway |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 14 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 6
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-123004338
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.