Care home · Dartford
Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre
Illustrative photo, not of Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre- Address
- Darenth Road South, Dartford, DA2 7QT
- Run by
- Bondcare (London) Limited (15 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home, Supported living
- Beds
- 66 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2020 (6 years)
- Part of
- Bondcare
- Registered manager
- Stephanie Ann Larby
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10649160)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Mar 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-8612468649
The service in brief
Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre is a CQC-registered nursing home in Dartford, run by Bondcare (London) Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2023). It is one of 13 CQC-registered care homes in and around Dartford; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 322 of the 454 other care homes in Kent that CQC has rated.
History with CQC
Registered in June 2020, it has 6 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2021–2023), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
It has gone 3 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 4 March 2023.
How it fits locally
There are 21 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Kentwood House, under 0.5 miles away.
7 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Darenth ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a park (10 min) and a café (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Rating history
- Nov 2021
- Mar 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 19 November 2021
Finding it
- Ward
- Darenth
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dartford
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DA2 (7)
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Within walking distance
- Shop Co-op Food, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Park Waller Park, 760 m (10 min walk)
- Café Hawley Garden Centre, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship St Margaret of Antioch, Darenth, 360 m (5 min walk)
- Library Sutton-at-Hone Library, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Kent Council for a free care needs assessment.
CQC ratings, area by area
- 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
Source: CQC, published 4 March 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
The company behind Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre
Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre is run by Bondcare (london) Ltd (company 10649160), incorporated in 2017, 3 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Bondcare (London) Limited runs 15 CQC-registered services across 12 council areas; 13 of the 15 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (87%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Kent.
It trades under the Bondcare brand, which covers 54 services run by 21 registered providers.
Key points from CQC's visit
- People and their relatives told us they felt safe living in Beechcare incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre.
- One person said, "They know me as a person to care for me." One relative said, "They know [relative's] likes and dislikes." Another relative told us, "They know what [relative] likes to do and what they like to watch on television." People and their relatives spoke positively about the staff.
- Medicines and infection control were both managed safely, and lessons were learned when things went wrong.
- There was a range of activities offered, including group and individual activities and people could choose whether to attend.
Inspected 3 February 2023; report published 4 March 2023; supporting 66 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 60% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 66 beds it is larger than 88% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 23% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Kent (Oct 2026).
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Dartford: care homes inspected recently
- The Bridge Care HomeMay 2026
- Broad Oak Manor Care HomeAug 2026
Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre questions answered
- Where is Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre?
- It is at Darenth Road South, Dartford, DA2 7QT.
- Is Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre as a care home, location ID 1-8612468649 and was rated Good overall in March 2023.
- What services is Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes, supported living. Ask Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- How recent is Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 4 March 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- How big is Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre?
- Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre is registered for up to 66 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre?
- Bondcare (London) Limited is the registered provider for Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre.
- What are Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre's fees?
- No fee list from Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre has reached us. 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 Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Beechcare Incorporating the Peter Gidney Neurological Centre: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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