Care home · Sevenoaks
Alpine Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Alpine Care Home- Address
- 10 Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LH
- Run by
- Regal Care Trading Ltd (15 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 30 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2012 (14 years)
- Registered manager
- Kim Matina Jones
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2012 (14 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08126756)
- Last CQC check
- 14 May 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-462802731
Introducing Alpine Care Home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Alpine Care Home is based in Sevenoaks, run by Regal Care Trading Ltd. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (November 2019). It is one of 11 CQC-registered care homes in and around Sevenoaks; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Likely fees
We estimate Alpine Care Home at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
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Who runs it
Alpine Care Home is run by Regal Care Trading Ltd (company 08126756), incorporated in 2012.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Regal Care Trading Ltd runs 15 CQC-registered services across 8 council areas; 9 of the 15 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (60%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
4 of its services are in Kent.
It trades under the Nicholas James and Regal Care Trading Limited brand, which covers 26 services run by 4 registered providers.
Around Sevenoaks
There are 10 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Emily Jackson House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
17 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Sevenoaks Town and St John's ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (5 min), a park (2 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Alpine Care Home over the years
Registered in August 2012, it has 14 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Inadequate and improving to Inspected but not rated.
At 6 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.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 14 May 2021.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- 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
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 21 November 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
Past CQC ratings
- Dec 2015
- May 2016
- Feb 2017
- Nov 2019
- May 2021
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 14 May 2021
- CQC inspection report 21 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 25 February 2017
- CQC inspection report 14 May 2016
- CQC inspection report 15 December 2015
- Inspection report 13 September 2014
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 28 April 2026 by Sevenoaks. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Alpine Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Sevenoaks Town and St John's
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sevenoaks
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TN13 (10)
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Close by
- Bus stop 210 m (3 min walk) · 14 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Sevenoaks, 550 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Amherst Medical Practice, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Delmergate Pharmacy, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Lidl, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Park 120 m (2 min walk)
- Café Costa, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Christ Church, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Library Riverhead Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Alpine Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 322 of the 454 other care homes in Kent that CQC has rated.
Key points from CQC's visit
- It can also accommodate people living with dementia and people who have physical and/or sensory adaptive needs.
- Most people lived with dementia and had special communication needs.
- People were supported to see and speak to their relatives safely through a visiting pod which had a strict cleaning schedule.
- Relatives were also kept up to date regarding the activities within the home via Facebook and WhatsApp groups.
Inspected 4 May 2021; report published 14 May 2021. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Alpine Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
Where Alpine Care Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2019) is more recent than 29% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 30 beds it is larger than 55% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 47% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 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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Questions about Alpine Care Home
- When was Alpine Care Home last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 21 November 2019, 6 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Alpine Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is Alpine Care Home a registered provider?
- Yes. Alpine Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-462802731) and was rated Good overall in November 2019.
- Where is Alpine Care Home based?
- It is at 10 Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LH.
- What type of care does Alpine Care Home provide?
- Registration for Alpine Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- How is Alpine Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Alpine Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Alpine Care Home cost?
- Alpine Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Who is the registered provider for Alpine Care Home?
- Alpine Care Home is run by Regal Care Trading Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does Alpine Care Home have?
- Alpine Care Home is registered for up to 30 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.