Care home · Sevenoaks
Emily Jackson House
Illustrative photo, not of Emily Jackson House- Address
- 34 Eardley Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XH
- Run by
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (165 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 55 (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
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Barchester Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Sheryl Ducusin De Villiers
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02849519)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Jul 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-125855902
Emily Jackson House at a glance
Emily Jackson House in Sevenoaks is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (July 2024). It is one of 11 CQC-registered care homes in and around Sevenoaks; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Emily Jackson House
Emily Jackson House is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (company 02849519), incorporated in 1993, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 165 CQC-registered services across 73 council areas; 116 of the 129 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (90%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Kent.
It trades under the Barchester Healthcare brand, which covers 165 services run by 1 registered provider.
Detailed scores
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Emily Jackson House scores 73%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement2 · Some shortfalls
Responsive 71%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity2 · Some shortfalls
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 8 April 2024, published 24 July 2024 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Ratings over time
- Jun 2016
- Aug 2017
- Jan 2019
- Jul 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 24 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 5 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 28 June 2016
- Inspection report 11 November 2014
- Inspection report 2 October 2013
- Inspection report 19 March 2013
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 29 June 2026 by Sevenoaks. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Emily Jackson House"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Sevenoaks Town and St John's
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Local NHS (ICB)
- 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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Around the building
- Bus stop 140 m (2 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Sevenoaks, 350 m (4 min walk)
- GP surgery Amherst Medical Practice, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Delmergate Pharmacy, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Premier Convenience Store, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park 500 m (6 min walk)
- Café Oaks Kitchen, 200 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship St Lukes, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Library Sevenoaks Library, 720 m (9 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
The inspection, summarised
- This assessment took place from 23 April 2024 to 17 May 2024.
- There were safeguarding processes which were understood by staff to make sure people were kept safe from abuse, harm, and discrimination.
- Risks to people’s health, safety and welfare were assessed and managed.
- People’s relative said they felt involved in the care of their loved ones.
Inspected 4 December 2018; report published 24 January 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe75% score353 of 455 in Kent
- Effective75% score400 of 455 in Kent
- Caring70% score406 of 455 in Kent
- Responsive71% score395 of 455 in Kent
- Well-led75% score323 of 455 in Kent
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 24 July 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
The ratings in context
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.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 75% and its lowest is Caring at 70%, averaging 73% overall.
How long it has been running
Registered in February 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2024), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 24 January 2019.
What it may cost
We estimate Emily Jackson House 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.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Kent Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
There are 10 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Highfield, under 0.5 miles away.
7 of the 21 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 (3 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (4 min), a park (6 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Emily Jackson House on The Care Panel so far.
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How Emily Jackson House compares
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2024) is more recent than 71% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 55 beds it is larger than 79% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 54% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Kent as at Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Emily Jackson House
- When did CQC last rate Emily Jackson House?
- CQC published the current rating on 24 July 2024, 2 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Emily Jackson House care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Is Emily Jackson House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-125855902 and was rated Good overall in July 2024.
- What is Emily Jackson House's address?
- It is at 34 Eardley Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XH.
- What services is Emily Jackson House registered for?
- Emily Jackson House is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Emily Jackson House rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Emily Jackson House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Emily Jackson House's fees?
- Emily Jackson House 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 runs Emily Jackson House?
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited is the registered provider for Emily Jackson House.
- How big is Emily Jackson House?
- Emily Jackson House is registered for up to 55 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
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