Kent PBS Service
Kestrel & Knightrider House, Maidstone, ME15 6LU · Kent · South East
Community based adult social care services · operated by Home Group Limited, part of Home Group
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 4 years old.
- Age of rating
- 4 years old — published 26 Aug 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 14 of Home Group Limited's rated homes are Good or better. 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 | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Aug 2021 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Aug 2021 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Aug 2021 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Aug 2021 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 26 Aug 2021 |
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 — 16 other locations
Other active services registered to Home Group Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Amblers Orchard (Office) | Good12 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Leeds |
| Aviary House | Good22 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Solihull |
| Centenary Close | Not yet rated | Cumberland |
| Gainford House | Good1 Oct 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Hartlepool |
| Greenmill Gardens (Office) | Not yet rated | Leeds |
| Healey Supported Living Service | Good13 Sep 2017rating 3+ yrs old | Kirklees |
| Newcastle Learning Disabilities Service. | Good15 Sep 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| North Tyneside Learning Disability Service | Good8 Aug 2025 | North Tyneside |
| Northumberland Learning Disability Service | Good30 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Northumberland |
| Stonham Albion House | Good18 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Stonham Kingston House | Outstanding15 Sep 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| The Sycamores | Not yet rated | Leeds |
…and 4 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 13 Dec 2019
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-7760872086
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.