The Oast
2 Plains Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 7AT · Kent · South East
28 beds · operated by Charing Oast Limited, part of Charing
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (27 Oct 2017), and the rating is 8 years old.
- Below Good on
- Well-ledRequires improvement27 Oct 2017rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 8 years old — published 27 Oct 2017. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
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 | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 27 Oct 2017 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 27 Oct 2017 |
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
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- 12 Sep 2016
- Beds
- 28
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2897912655
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.