Care home · Folkestone
Grimston House Care Home
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- 16 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2PU
- Run by
- Rosemere Care Home Ltd (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (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
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Marcella Permall
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2002 (24 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04521508)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Jul 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-121510675
Introducing Grimston House Care Home
Grimston House Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Folkestone, run by Rosemere Care Home Ltd. It is registered to support older people.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (July 2019). It is one of 31 CQC-registered care homes in and around Folkestone; 23 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Grimston House Care Home 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.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
How its rating has changed
- Oct 2016
- Jul 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 26 July 2019
- CQC inspection report 26 October 2016
- Inspection report 19 August 2014
- Inspection report 12 April 2014
- Inspection report 18 December 2013
- Inspection report 21 March 2013
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 26 February 2026 by Folkestone and Hythe. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Grimston House Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- 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 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CT20 (20)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Folkestone Central, 500 m (6 min walk)
- GP surgery Sandgate Road Surgery, 450 m (6 min walk)
- Pharmacy Central Pharmacy, 650 m (8 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Park Grimston Gardens, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Café Caféxpresshop, 490 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Holy Trinity, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Library Folkestone Library and Community Learning Centre, 1.2 km (14 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Who runs it
Grimston House Care Home is run by Rosemere Care Home Ltd (company 04521508), incorporated in 2002, 8 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.
Rosemere Care Home Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Kent, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
The local picture
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 Wells Lodge Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Folkestone Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 GP surgery (6 min), a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (8 min), a park (1 min), a café (6 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate Grimston House Care Home 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Kent Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People said they received their medicines when they needed them.
- There were policies and procedures in place for the safe administration of medicines, staff followed these policies and had been trained to administer medicines safely.
- Risk assessments were up to date and staff had clear written guidance on what to do to keep risks to a minimum.
- Any incidents and accidents were recorded and steps were taken to prevent any re-occurrence.
Inspected 17 June 2019; report published 26 July 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Registered in February 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 26 July 2019.
The five key questions
- 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 26 July 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
Family reviews
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Grimston House Care Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2019) is more recent than 24% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 21 beds it is smaller than 54% 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 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Kent; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Grimston House Care Home
- How is Grimston House Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What are Grimston House Care Home's fees?
- Grimston House 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). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Grimston House Care Home?
- The registered provider is Rosemere Care Home Ltd, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Grimston House Care Home take?
- Grimston House Care Home can take up to 21 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- When was Grimston House Care Home last inspected?
- 26 July 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Grimston House Care Home support people with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- What services is Grimston House Care Home registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Grimston House Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Grimston House Care Home registered with CQC?
- Yes. Grimston House Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-121510675) and was rated Good overall in July 2019.
- What is Grimston House Care Home's address?
- It is at 16 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2PU.
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