Care home · Gravesend
Mayflower Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Mayflower Care Home- Address
- Hartshill Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7DX
- Run by
- Ventas Opco UK Limited (11 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 76 (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
- April 2025 (1 year)
- Part of
- Ventas
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2024 (1 year), accounts overdue (Companies House 16135129)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Apr 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-21533595162
Introducing Mayflower Care Home
Mayflower Care Home is a CQC-registered nursing home in Gravesend, run by Ventas Opco UK Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (April 2026). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Northfleet; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Mayflower Care Home's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Kent, 89 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (20%), while 107 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe89 of 455 in Kent
- Effective400 of 455 in Kent
- Caring406 of 455 in Kent
- Responsive395 of 455 in Kent
- Well-led107 of 455 in Kent
Source: CQC, published 1 April 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Mayflower Care Home is run by 2 companies, as a dual registration, and both are jointly responsible for the services at the home.
- We completed this assessment after receiving concerns about risk management and safeguarding.
- The service is registered to provide support to 76 older people, younger adults, people with a sensory impairment, people with a physical disability and people living with dementia.
- Comments included, “It is very well staffed”; “They know me very well, some of them call me [nickname]”; “If I need them, they are here to help me” and “I like the activity lady and the dog.” Relatives told us they were happy with the care and support their loved ones received.
Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate Mayflower 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.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
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.
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 5 May 2026 by Gravesham. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Mayflower Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Coldharbour & Perry Street
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gravesham
- 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 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DA11 (9)
See the wider area · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Local amenities
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Gravesend, 1.4 km (18 min walk)
- GP surgery Old Road West Surgery, 790 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy 700 m (9 min walk)
- Shop 10' Till 10, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Park Woodlands Park, 360 m (5 min walk)
- Café Olive Cafe, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary's, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Library Dashwood Library, 300 m (4 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Around Gravesend
There are 19 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Squadron Manor, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (3 of the nearest 25).
Its rating is more recent than any of the 22 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Coldharbour & Perry Street ward, classed by ONS as urban (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 GP surgery (10 min), a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (3 min), a park (5 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The registered provider
Mayflower Care Home is run by Ventas Uk Opco Limited (company 16135129), incorporated in 2024.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are overdue, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Ventas Opco UK Limited runs 11 CQC-registered services across 8 council areas; 2 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Kent.
It trades under the Ventas brand, which covers 11 services run by 1 registered provider.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Mayflower Care Home over the years
Registered in April 2025, it has 1 year on the CQC register.
Its only published overall rating so far is Requires improvement, from April 2026.
Family reviews
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Mayflower Care Home against its area
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2026) is more recent than 89% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 76 beds it is larger than 94% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2025: it has been registered longer than 6% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (22% of care homes in Kent are also rated below Good here); Well-led (26% of care homes in Kent are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Kent. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Mayflower Care Home
- What type of care does Mayflower Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Mayflower Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Mayflower Care Home a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Mayflower Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-21533595162 and was rated Requires improvement overall in April 2026.
- What is Mayflower Care Home's address?
- It is at Hartshill Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7DX.
- When did CQC last rate Mayflower Care Home?
- 1 April 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Mayflower Care Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Who is the registered provider for Mayflower Care Home?
- The registered provider is Ventas Opco UK Limited, according to CQC.
- How big is Mayflower Care Home?
- CQC capacity for Mayflower Care Home: 76 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Is Mayflower Care Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does Mayflower Care Home charge?
- Mayflower Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. 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.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.