Care home · Sheerness
Oakdene Rest Home
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Oakdene Rest Home- Address
- 165 Minster Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3LH
- Run by
- Oak Health Uk Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- March 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09148564)
- Last CQC check
- 5 Mar 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-1922730564
Introducing Oakdene Rest Home
Oakdene Rest Home in Sheerness is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Oak Health Uk Ltd. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (March 2026). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Minster; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe89 of 455 in Kent
- Effective46 of 455 in Kent
- Caring405 of 455 in Kent
- Responsive394 of 455 in Kent
- Well-led107 of 455 in Kent
As rated by CQC, published 5 March 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from March 2015, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Requires Improvement.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 3 December 2021.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Who runs it
Oakdene Rest Home is run by Oak Health Uk Ltd (company 09148564), incorporated in 2014.
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.
The local picture
There are 11 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Barton Court, 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (8 of the nearest 25).
4 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Sheppey Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% 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 (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (7 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate Oakdene Rest Home at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
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.
Rating history
- Feb 2016
- Dec 2016
- Dec 2017
- Nov 2020
- Dec 2021
- Mar 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 3 December 2021
- CQC inspection report 10 November 2020
- CQC inspection report 15 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 10 December 2016
- CQC inspection report 24 February 2016
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 11 May 2026 by Swale. 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 "Oakdene Rest Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Sheppey Central
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- NHS planning area
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in ME12 (14)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 14 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Shiva Medical Centre, 450 m (6 min walk)
- Pharmacy Minster Pharmacy, 440 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Costcutter, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Park 570 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship Minster Roman Catholic Church, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Library Minster-in-Sheppey Library, 900 m (11 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.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Area by area, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Kent, 89 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (20%), while 46 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (10%), while 107 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).
The Safe, Effective and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Key points from CQC's visit
- There were 26 people living at the home on the first day of our inspection.
- We identified 3 breaches of the legal regulation in relation to safe care and treatment, fit and proper persons employed and good governance.
- People’s care records did not always contain information to support staff to identify when people’s health was at risk or how to monitor and mitigate their risks.
- People told us they generally felt safe living at the service, describing staff as “very good and helpful”.
Inspected 4 November 2021; report published 3 December 2021; supporting 26 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Oakdene Rest Home on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
Oakdene Rest 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 (March 2026) is more recent than 89% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 27 beds it is larger than 52% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 40% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 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); Effective (11% 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.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Kent; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Similar care homes near Minster, rated recently
- Barton CourtNov 2025
- 23 Oak AvenueSep 2026
Oakdene Rest Home questions answered
- Is Oakdene Rest Home rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Oakdene Rest Home: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Oakdene Rest Home's fees?
- No fee list from Oakdene Rest Home has reached 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 is the registered provider for Oakdene Rest Home?
- CQC lists Oak Health Uk Ltd as the provider responsible for Oakdene Rest Home.
- How many beds does Oakdene Rest Home have?
- Oakdene Rest Home is registered for up to 27 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How recent is Oakdene Rest Home's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 5 March 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Does Oakdene Rest Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- What services is Oakdene Rest Home registered for?
- Oakdene Rest Home is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Oakdene Rest Home a registered provider?
- Oakdene Rest Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-1922730564) and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2026.
- Where is Oakdene Rest Home based?
- It is at 165 Minster Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3LH.
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