Benham Lodge
42 Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0HZ · Kent · South East
9 beds · operated by Choice Support, part of Choice Support
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 2 years old, and 7 of this operator's 27 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 8 Dec 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 7 of 27 of Choice Support's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Effective | Good | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Caring | Good | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Responsive | Good | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Well-led | Good | 8 Dec 2023 |
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 — 29 other locations
Other active services registered to Choice Support. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane | Good26 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Kent |
| Arnold House | Good16 Nov 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Greenwich |
| Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes | Good25 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Milton Keynes |
| Beehive | Good17 Nov 2023 | Redbridge |
| Carlingford Road | Good7 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Haringey |
| Chapel Hill | Good20 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Bexley |
| Charlton Road | Requires improvement5 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Greenwich |
| Cheshire | Not yet rated | Cheshire East |
| Compass House | Requires improvement21 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Kent |
| Erindale | Good24 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Greenwich |
| Herondale | Inadequate19 Sep 2025 | Essex |
| Howard Goble House | Requires improvement19 Jan 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Bexley |
…and 17 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 3 May 2023
- Beds
- 9
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-15199004706
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.