Care home · Sittingbourne
School Lane
Illustrative photo, not of School Lane- Address
- 35 School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8SE
- Run by
- CLBD Limited (12 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 3 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- April 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- Deborah Rogers
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08778341)
- Last CQC check
- 7 Dec 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-1942466793
About School Lane
School Lane in Sittingbourne is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by CLBD Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2018). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Iwade; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
School Lane is run by Clbd Limited (company 08778341), incorporated in 2013, 1 year 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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
CLBD Limited runs 12 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 9 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
9 of its services are in Kent.
Around Sittingbourne
There are 18 other care homes within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is 6a Sheerstone, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (6 of the nearest 25).
19 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% 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 GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (4 min), a park (7 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The five key questions
- Safe360 of 465 in Kent
- Effective410 of 465 in Kent
- Caring416 of 465 in Kent
- Responsive404 of 465 in Kent
- Well-led330 of 465 in Kent
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 7 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
Likely fees
We estimate School Lane at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Kent Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
School Lane over the years
School Lane has been registered with CQC since April 2015, about 11 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
2 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 7 December 2018.
Earlier inspections
- May 2016
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 7 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 11 May 2016
Finding it
- Ward
- Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in ME9 (12)
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Close by
- Bus stop 120 m (2 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Kemsley, 1.8 km
- GP surgery Iwade Health Centre, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Iwade Pharmacy, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Iwade Post Office Ganesh Store, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Iwade Nature Park, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Café Mews Brewhouse, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Iwade Church, 470 m (6 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.
Reading School Lane's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 329 of the 464 other care homes in Kent that CQC has rated.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The property is a detached bungalow on a residential street with a staff office in the garden.
- There were three people living in the home when we visited.
- At our last inspection on 11 and 15 April 2016 we rated the service good.
- The service had been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the 'Registering the Right Support' and other best practice guidance.
Inspected 7 November 2018; report published 7 December 2018. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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School Lane: common questions
- What are School Lane's fees?
- No fee list from School Lane has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 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.
- Is School Lane rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How many beds does School Lane have?
- School Lane has 3 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for School Lane?
- The registered provider is CLBD Limited, according to CQC.
- Does School Lane support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- How recent is School Lane's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 7 December 2018, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What services is School Lane registered for?
- School Lane is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Where is School Lane based?
- It is at 35 School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8SE.
- Is School Lane a registered provider?
- Yes. School Lane is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-1942466793) and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
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