Care home · Sittingbourne
Ulcomb House
Illustrative photo, not of Ulcomb House- Address
- 24 London Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1NA
- Run by
- Cartref Homes UK Limited (4 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Lois Taabu Jones
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2003 (23 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04715369)
- Last CQC check
- 31 Jul 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-121491795
Ulcomb House at a glance
Ulcomb House in Sittingbourne is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Cartref Homes UK Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (July 2019). It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Sittingbourne; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Ulcomb House's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Ulcomb 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.
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
As rated by CQC, published 31 July 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
How it fits locally
There are 20 other care homes within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cartref House, under 0.5 miles away.
16 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Chalkwell 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.
How its rating has changed
- Mar 2016
- Jul 2018
- Jul 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 31 July 2019
- CQC inspection report 28 July 2018
- CQC inspection report 30 March 2016
- Inspection report 20 December 2013
- Inspection report 25 December 2012
- Inspection report 8 November 2011
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 27 June 2025 by Swale. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Ulcomb House"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Chalkwell
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in ME10 (12)
View on OpenStreetMap · Plan a journey · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The registered provider
Ulcomb House is run by Cartref Homes Uk Limited (company 04715369), incorporated in 2003, 7 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 residential care for older and disabled people and other residential care.
Cartref Homes UK Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in Kent, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Inspection findings in brief
- About the service: Ulcomb House is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for a maximum of five people who have learning difficulties.
- Some people at the service had one to one and two to one support.
- The service was spread over three floors of one adapted building and had an enclosed garden at the rear.
- This property housed several small buildings including office space for the provider and administrative staff and a maintenance workshop.
Inspected 5 July 2019; report published 31 July 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Ulcomb House 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Kent Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
History with CQC
Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
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 31 July 2019.
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Where Ulcomb House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 464 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2019) is more recent than 24% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 86% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 89% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 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.
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Sittingbourne
- Cartref HouseOct 2026
- Byfield CourtApr 2025
- Hengist Field Care CentreDec 2024
Questions about Ulcomb House
- Who is the registered provider for Ulcomb House?
- Ulcomb House is run by Cartref Homes UK Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How big is Ulcomb House?
- CQC registers Ulcomb House for 5 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How is Ulcomb House rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are Ulcomb House's fees?
- Ulcomb House hasn't shared a price list with us. 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.
- Is Ulcomb House a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-121491795 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in July 2019.
- Where is Ulcomb House?
- It is at 24 London Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1NA.
- What services is Ulcomb House registered for?
- CQC lists Ulcomb House under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- How recent is Ulcomb House's CQC rating?
- 31 July 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Ulcomb House registered for dementia care?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
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