Care home · Deal
The Goodwins
Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Kent rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of The Goodwins- Address
- 3 St Richards Road, Deal, CT14 9JR
- Run by
- Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited (24 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 8 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- CareTech Community Services
- Registered manager
- Alexander Layton
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1999 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03894564)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Feb 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-124682124
The service in brief
The Goodwins is a CQC-registered residential care home in Deal, run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Outstanding overall (February 2019). It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around Deal; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For The Goodwins, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Kent, 20 of 465 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (4%), while 23 of 465 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (5%), while 14 of 465 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (3%).
The report's Caring, Responsive and Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Goodwins 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.
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.
What inspectors found
- : ● The home has shown continuous improvement following our previous inspection in March 2016 and has met the characteristics of a good service in safe and effective and an outstanding service in all other areas and overall.
- For a home which supports people with multiple and complex needs and with behaviours that challenge, there have been remarkably positive and consistent outcomes for people.
- Not only is this for people which have lived at The Goodwins for several years but people who have only lived there for a few months. ● The provider promoted a good quality of life for people.
- Rating at last inspection: Good overall and in all domains except caring, which was rated as outstanding (report published 20 April 2016).
Inspected 29 November 2018; report published 1 February 2019. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
The Goodwins is run by Caretech Community Services (no.2) Limited (company 03894564), incorporated in 1999, 10 years 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 other human health activities and other residential care.
Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited runs 24 CQC-registered services across 6 council areas; 22 of the 24 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (92%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
11 of its services are in Kent.
It trades under the CareTech Community Services brand, which covers 148 services run by 31 registered providers.
How its rating has changed
- Apr 2016
- Feb 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 1 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 20 April 2016
- Inspection report 19 October 2013
- Inspection report 16 August 2012
- Inspection report 22 March 2012
- Inspection report 21 October 2011
Area and map
- Ward
- Mill Hill
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- NHS planning area
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CT14 (22)
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Close by
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 27 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Walmer, 440 m (6 min walk)
- GP surgery St Richards Road Surgery, 890 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Walmer Pharmacy, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Premier Right Choice, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Park 290 m (4 min walk)
- Café The Corner, 980 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship St Richard, 360 m (4 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Each area CQC checks
- Safe360 of 465 in Kent
- Effective410 of 465 in Kent
- Caring20 of 465 in Kent
- Responsive23 of 465 in Kent
- Well-led14 of 465 in Kent
From CQC's latest report, published 1 February 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it; for example, 20 of 465 care homes in Kent rated Outstanding for Caring.
How it fits locally
There are 19 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ami Group - The Knoll Unit and Ami Court Unit, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 25 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Mill Hill 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 (9 min), a shop (5 min), a park (4 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
History with CQC
Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and improving to Outstanding.
It has gone 7 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 1 February 2019.
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The Goodwins in local context
- Rated Outstanding. Across Kent, 79% of the 464 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2019) is more recent than 16% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 8 beds it is smaller than 75% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 92% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Kent, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other care homes near Deal with recent ratings
- Cameron LodgeAug 2026
- Westbury HouseJul 2026
- Walmer Care CentreSep 2026
Frequently asked about The Goodwins
- Which provider runs The Goodwins?
- On CQC's register the provider is Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited.
- How big is The Goodwins?
- CQC capacity for The Goodwins: 8 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How is The Goodwins rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Goodwins: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What are The Goodwins's fees?
- We don't have published prices from The Goodwins yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- What kind of care can The Goodwins offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask The Goodwins how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is The Goodwins regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records The Goodwins as a care home, location ID 1-124682124 and was rated Outstanding overall in February 2019.
- Where is The Goodwins based?
- It is at 3 St Richards Road, Deal, CT14 9JR.
- How recent is The Goodwins's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 1 February 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does The Goodwins support people with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
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