The Meadows
37 Spenser Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5QP · Kent · South East
10 beds · operated by Optima Care Limited
“Not yet rated” means CQC has not published a rating for this service — usual for recently registered services, which can wait months or years for a first inspection. It is not a judgement either way.
Diligence verdict
CQC has not yet published an overall rating for this service — a common position for a recently registered home, and not a judgement either way. Across this operator's wider portfolio, 4 of this operator's 4 rated homes are below Good.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 4 of 4 of Optima Care Limited'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
No key-question ratings published. CQC rates services on five questions — safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led — once it has inspected; this service has no published inspection ratings yet.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to Optima Care Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours | Requires improvement25 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Kent |
| Eastry House | Requires improvement7 Apr 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Kent |
| Seahaven | Requires improvement21 Jun 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Kent |
| The Chilterns | Requires improvement9 Sep 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Kent |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 11 Mar 2025
- Beds
- 10
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-21586298228
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.