Care home · Chatham
146 Lower Robin Hood Lane
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- Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9LB
- Run by
- Choice Support (26 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- May 2023 (3 years)
- Part of
- Choice Support
- Registered manager
- Karen Fuller
- Company check
- Converted closed, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts overdue (Companies House 08971493)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Jun 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-15199059719
An overview of 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane
146 Lower Robin Hood Lane in Chatham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Choice Support. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists physical disabilities and learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2019). It is one of 22 CQC-registered care homes in and around Chatham; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
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How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Insight Walderslade, under 0.5 miles away.
16 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Walderslade ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (5 min), a park (3 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe353 of 455 in Kent
- Effective400 of 455 in Kent
- Caring406 of 455 in Kent
- Responsive395 of 455 in Kent
- Well-led323 of 455 in Kent
CQC key question ratings, published 26 June 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
Who runs it
146 Lower Robin Hood Lane is run by Choice Support (company 08971493), incorporated in 2014, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as converted closed, its accounts are overdue, it has 9 active directors, there is no insolvency history and it has registered charges (usually loans secured on property).
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Choice Support runs 26 CQC-registered services across 12 council areas; 19 of the 24 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (79%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Kent.
It trades under the Choice Support brand, which covers 26 services run by 1 registered provider.
History with CQC
Registered in May 2023, it has 3 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
This rating belongs to the former operator. The current provider has not had its own inspection here yet.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 322 of the 454 other care homes in Kent that CQC has rated.
Rating history
- Aug 2015
- Oct 2016
- Jun 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Walderslade
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in ME5 (8)
Bigger map · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Pharmacy Fenns Chemist, 630 m (8 min walk)
- Shop Manak General Store & Off Licence, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Park Tunbury Park and Playground, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Café 363 Coffee Shop, 680 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Walderslade Baptist Church, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Library Walderslade Village Library, 570 m (7 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
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How 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane compares
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2019) is more recent than 22% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 85% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 14% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Kent, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane
- How many beds does 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane have?
- 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane is registered for up to 5 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane?
- 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane is run by Choice Support, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How much does care from 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane cost?
- 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Where is 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane based?
- It is at Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9LB.
- Is 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane a registered provider?
- Yes. 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-15199059719) and was rated Good overall in June 2019.
- What services is 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane registered for?
- 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane registered for dementia care?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- When was 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 26 June 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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