Care home · Ryde

Kite Hill Care Home

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 8 September 2026 Rated in the last 12 months
Older people painting together at an activity session Illustrative photo, not of Kite Hill Care Home
Address
Kite Hill, Wootton Bridge, Ryde, PO33 4LE
Run by
Colville Care Limited (3 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Nursing home
Beds
30 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Pets
Pets welcome (as stated on colvillecare.co.uk)
Registered with CQC
November 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Bev Ann Orton
Company check
Active, trading since 1997 (29 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03326105)
Last CQC check
8 Sep 2026
Typical fees Estimated
£1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-122269838

Kite Hill Care Home at a glance

Kite Hill Care Home in Ryde is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Colville Care Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (September 2026). Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ryde; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

The five key questions

  • SafeRequires improvement15 of 58 in Isle of Wight
  • EffectiveRequires improvement9 of 58 in Isle of Wight
  • CaringGood51 of 58 in Isle of Wight
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement7 of 58 in Isle of Wight
  • Well-ledRequires improvement15 of 58 in Isle of Wight

Source: CQC, published 8 September 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Isle of Wight share it.

Rating history

  1. Apr 2016 Good
  2. Nov 2018 Requires improvement
  3. Feb 2020 Good
  4. Sep 2020 Inspected but not rated
  5. Sep 2026 Requires Improvement
  6. Today Rated in the last 12 months

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.

CQC documents

Food safety inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 31 October 2025 by Isle of Wight. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Kite Hill Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.

Location and local area

Ward
Binstead & Fishbourne
Parliamentary constituency
Isle of Wight East
Integrated care board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Larger rural · further from a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in PO33 (21)

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Close by

  • Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 5 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Wootton, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
  • GP surgery Medina Healthcare, 630 m (8 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Day Lewis Pharmacy, 540 m (7 min walk)
  • Shop Tesco Express, 620 m (8 min walk)
  • Café Brannons, 580 m (7 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Edmunds, 1.0 km (13 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.

Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).

What CQC's inspectors reported

  • Accommodation is based over three floors and there is a passenger lift in between floors for people with mobility needs.
  • The assessment included 2 on site visits, with further information and evidence reviewed remotely.
  • We completed this assessment as part of our regulatory activity, taking into account the length of time since the service's previous inspection.
  • During this assessment, we received feedback from 8 people who use the service and 11 relatives.   People and relatives gave positive feedback about staff.

Inspected 7 August 2020; report published 2 September 2020. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

The registered provider

Kite Hill Care Home is run by Colville Care Limited (company 03326105), incorporated in 1997, 13 years before this service registered with CQC.

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.

Colville Care Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (67%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

2 of its services are in Isle of Wight.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from November 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 2 September 2020.

Needs it is registered to meet

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Kite Hill Care Home 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.

If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.

With savings below £23,250, Isle of Wight Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

How it fits locally

There are 18 other care homes within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Woodside Hall Nursing Home, 0.8 miles away.

Its rating is more recent than any of the 24 nearest rated care homes.

It sits in Binstead & Fishbourne ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (8 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Reading Kite Hill Care Home's CQC ratings

Area by area, Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.

Across Isle of Wight, 15 of 58 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (26%), while 9 of 58 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (16%), while 7 of 58 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (12%), while 15 of 58 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (26%).

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Compared with other care homes locally

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Isle of Wight, 74% of the 58 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (September 2026) is more recent than 95% of care home ratings in Isle of Wight.
  • With 30 beds it is larger than 57% of care homes in Isle of Wight, where the typical home has 24.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 85% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Isle of Wight lists 4.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (29% of care homes in Isle of Wight are also rated below Good here); Effective (19% of care homes in Isle of Wight are also rated below Good here); Responsive (14% of care homes in Isle of Wight are also rated below Good here); Well-led (29% of care homes in Isle of Wight are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Isle of Wight (Oct 2026).

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Kite Hill Care Home: common questions

How many beds does Kite Hill Care Home have?
CQC registers Kite Hill Care Home for 30 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
Who is the registered provider for Kite Hill Care Home?
Kite Hill Care Home is run by Colville Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
How much does Kite Hill Care Home charge?
Kite Hill Care Home hasn't shared a price list 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.
How did Kite Hill Care Home score on each CQC key question?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
What is Kite Hill Care Home's address?
It is at Kite Hill, Wootton Bridge, Ryde, PO33 4LE.
Is Kite Hill Care Home a registered provider?
It is. The CQC register records Kite Hill Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-122269838 and was rated Requires improvement overall in September 2026.
What type of care does Kite Hill Care Home provide?
CQC lists Kite Hill Care Home under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Does Kite Hill Care Home support people with dementia?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
When was Kite Hill Care Home last inspected?
The rating now shown was published on 8 September 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.

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