Care home · Dartford
The Bridge Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of The Bridge Care Home- Address
- Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5FW
- Run by
- HBC 2021 Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 71 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- Demi Sophie Fuller
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13694845)
- Last CQC check
- 15 May 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-18665449965
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Bridge Care Home is based in Dartford, run by HBC 2021 Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2026). It is one of 13 CQC-registered care homes in and around Dartford; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The five key questions
- Safe75% score360 of 465 in Kent
- Effective75% score410 of 465 in Kent
- Caring75% score416 of 465 in Kent
- Responsive75% score404 of 465 in Kent
- Well-led75% score330 of 465 in Kent
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 15 May 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
CQC's scores in detail
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, The Bridge Care Home scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 8 January 2026, published 15 May 2026 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 13 November 2025 by Dartford. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Bridge Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Bridge
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dartford
- NHS integrated care board
- 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 DA1 (7)
Bigger map · Plan a journey · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Dartford, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- Pharmacy Delmergate Pharmacy, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Nisa Local, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Park Enchanted Woodland - Community Woodland, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Café 50 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship St Edmunds Church, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Library Temple Hill Library, 1.1 km (13 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).
Strengths and weak spots in the 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.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
The local picture
There are 21 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Willows Care Home, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
1 of the 23 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bridge 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 pharmacy (2 min), a shop (2 min), a park (5 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate The Bridge Care 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.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
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.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
How long it has been running
Registered in February 2024, it has 2 years on the CQC register.
There is a single overall rating on record, Good (May 2026).
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The Bridge Care Home provides accommodation and personal or nursing care for up to 71 older people; at the time of our visit, 61 people were using the service.
- People were protected from the risk of abuse, and there were appropriate safeguarding systems in place.
- When things went wrong, lessons were shared to reduce the risk of recurrence.
- A relative commented, “I go at different times, even late in the evening, and am never questioned.” People received effective care that supported their health, wellbeing and independence.
Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
The Bridge Care Home is run by Hbc 2021 Limited (company 13694845), incorporated in 2021, 2 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, its confirmation statement is overdue, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
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The Bridge Care Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 464 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2026) is more recent than 91% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 71 beds it is larger than 91% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 11% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Kent. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about The Bridge Care Home
- How much does care from The Bridge Care Home cost?
- We don't have published prices from The Bridge Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did The Bridge Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How big is The Bridge Care Home?
- The Bridge Care Home can take up to 71 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs The Bridge Care Home?
- HBC 2021 Limited is the registered provider for The Bridge Care Home.
- Can The Bridge Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was The Bridge Care Home last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 15 May 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is The Bridge Care Home based?
- It is at Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5FW.
- Is The Bridge Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records The Bridge Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-18665449965 and was rated Good overall in May 2026.
- What type of care does The Bridge Care Home provide?
- Registration for The Bridge Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
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