Roper House

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Roper House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 329 of the 464 other care homes in Kent that CQC has rated.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Roper House 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.

Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.

Kent Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

How it fits locally

There are 14 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is L'Arche Kent Faith House, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 25).

12 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in St Stephen's ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (1 min), a park (5 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Who runs it

Roper House is run by Achieve Together Limited (company 03153442), incorporated in 1996, 25 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

Achieve Together Limited runs 159 CQC-registered services across 51 council areas; 127 of the 153 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (83%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

10 of its services are in Kent.

It trades under the Achieve Together brand, which covers 173 services run by 3 registered providers.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from June 2021, so the service has been operating for around 5 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

At 3 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.