Care home · Dartford

Priory Mews Care Home

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 15 December 2023 Rating 2 years old
A carer helping a resident in a wheelchair in a nursing home Illustrative photo, not of Priory Mews Care Home
Address
Watling Street, Dartford, DA2 6EG
Run by
Priory Mews Healthcare Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Nursing home
Beds
156 (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
August 2022 (4 years)
Registered manager
Marlon Zacarias Soriano
Company check
Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13652207)
Last CQC check
15 Dec 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: 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 1-13366549077

About this home

Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Priory Mews Care Home is based in Dartford, run by Priory Mews Healthcare Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (December 2023). Safe, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 13 CQC-registered care homes in and around Dartford; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Needs it is registered to meet

Registration details from CQC.

The ratings in context

For Priory Mews Care Home, Safe, Responsive 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 34 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (7%), while 107 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Inspection findings in brief

  • About the service Prior Mews Care Home is registered to provide personal and nursing care to up to 156 people.
  • Cressenor and Mountenay have capacity for 42 and 30 people respectively and provide nursing care for people living with dementia.
  • Beaumont has capacity for 30 people and provides general nursing care.
  • Marchall has capacity for 23 people and provides residential care for people living with dementia.

Inspected 10 November 2023; report published 15 December 2023; supporting 156 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

The company behind Priory Mews Care Home

Priory Mews Care Home is run by Priory Mews Healthcare Limited (company 13652207), incorporated in 2021.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is nursing care.

The local picture

There are 18 other care homes within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Woodford House, under 0.5 miles away.

5 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Stone House 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 shop (1 min), a park (8 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Jan 2018 Requires improvement
  2. Mar 2019 Requires improvement
  3. Apr 2020 Requires improvement
  4. Jan 2021 Good
  5. Aug 2023 Inadequate
  6. Dec 2023 Requires improvement
  7. Today Rating 2 years old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

Published inspection reports

Location and local area

Ward
Stone House
Parliamentary constituency
Dartford
Integrated care board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in DA2 (7)

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Close by

  • Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk) · 28 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Stone Crossing, 1.7 km
  • Pharmacy Chopras Pharmacy, 880 m (11 min walk)
  • Shop Watling Convenience Store, 50 m (1 min walk)
  • Park 670 m (8 min walk)
  • Café Fleetdale Cafe, 490 m (6 min walk)
  • Place of worship Stone Baptist Church, 430 m (5 min walk)
  • Library Fleetdown Library, 490 m (6 min walk)

Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.

Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeRequires improvement89 of 455 in Kent
  • EffectiveGood400 of 455 in Kent
  • CaringGood406 of 455 in Kent
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement34 of 455 in Kent
  • Well-ledRequires improvement107 of 455 in Kent

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 15 December 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.

What it may cost

We estimate Priory Mews 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.

Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Kent Council after a needs and financial assessment.

How long it has been running

CQC registration dates from August 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.

CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 15 December 2023.

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Priory Mews Care Home in local context

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (December 2023) is more recent than 68% of care home ratings in Kent.
  • With 156 beds it is larger than 100% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
  • Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 16% 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); Responsive (8% 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.

Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Kent (Oct 2026).

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What families ask about Priory Mews Care Home

What are Priory Mews Care Home's fees?
Priory Mews 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). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
How did Priory Mews Care Home score on each CQC key question?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
How many beds does Priory Mews Care Home have?
Priory Mews Care Home has 156 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
Who is the registered provider for Priory Mews Care Home?
The registered provider is Priory Mews Healthcare Limited, according to CQC.
Is Priory Mews Care Home registered for dementia care?
Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
When was Priory Mews Care Home last inspected?
Its current CQC rating dates from 15 December 2023, 2 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
What services is Priory Mews Care Home registered for?
Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Priory Mews Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
Where is Priory Mews Care Home based?
It is at Watling Street, Dartford, DA2 6EG.
Is Priory Mews Care Home a registered provider?
Yes. Priory Mews Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-13366549077) and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2023.

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