Care home · Faversham
The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close
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- 9 Perry's Close, Faversham, ME13 7BX
- Run by
- The Kent Autistic Trust (6 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Maria Ann Hurton
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1989 (37 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02404983)
- Last CQC check
- 1 May 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-120785278
The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close is based in Faversham, run by The Kent Autistic Trust. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2018). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Faversham; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cooksditch House Nursing & Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 20 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Priory ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
The registered provider
The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close is run by The Kent Autistic Trust (company 02404983), incorporated in 1989, 21 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 8 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
The Kent Autistic Trust runs 6 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 6 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Kent.
What it may cost
We estimate The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close 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.
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How long it has been running
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
There are 4 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 1 May 2018.
How its rating has changed
- Mar 2016
- May 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 1 May 2018
- CQC inspection report 15 March 2016
- Inspection report 18 March 2014
- Inspection report 25 December 2012
Location and local area
- Ward
- Priory
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in ME13 (6)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Each area CQC checks
- 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 1 May 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
Reading The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close'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.
Key points from CQC's visit
- At our previous inspection on 06 January 2016, we found a breach of Regulation 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
- The provider had failed to properly manage medicines.
- We asked the provider to take action and meet the regulation.
- The provider sent us an action plan on 15 March 2016.
Inspected 13 February 2018; report published 1 May 2018. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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How The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close compares
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 464 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2018) is more recent than 6% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 78% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 62% 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.
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The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close questions answered
- How many residents can The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close take?
- CQC registers The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close for 6 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close?
- On CQC's register the provider is The Kent Autistic Trust.
- How much does The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close charge?
- We don't have published prices from The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How is The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What is The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close's address?
- It is at 9 Perry's Close, Faversham, ME13 7BX.
- Is The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close registered with CQC?
- Yes. The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-120785278) and was rated Good overall in May 2018.
- What services is The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close registered for?
- The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Does The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When did CQC last rate The Kent Autistic Trust - 9 Perrys Close?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 1 May 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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