Care home · Rochester
Valley View Care Home Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of Valley View Care Home Ltd- Address
- Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3LT
- Run by
- Valley View Care Home Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 33 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- December 2016 (9 years)
- Part of
- Jana Homes
- Registered manager
- Amanda Jane Chadwick
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10059271)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Sep 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,650–£2,010 a week for nursing care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-3178873232
About Valley View Care Home Ltd
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Valley View Care Home Ltd is based in Rochester. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (September 2023). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 22 CQC-registered care homes in and around Chatham; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Although improvements had been made to the identification and mitigation of individual risk, further improvement was ongoing to ensure people's safety.
- The provider had introduced new monitoring systems since the last inspection however; these were not always robust and required further improvement to make sure people received safe and good quality care.
- Monitoring systems introduced since the last inspection were not always robust to make sure people received safe and good quality care.
- Staff understood their responsibilities in relation to keeping people safe, they felt confident in raising concerns.
Inspected 17 August 2023; report published 15 September 2023. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Valley View Care Home Ltd is run by Valley View Care Home Ltd (company 10059271), incorporated in 2016.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Rating history
- Feb 2018
- Nov 2018
- Dec 2019
- Dec 2021
- Feb 2023
- Sep 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 15 September 2023
- CQC inspection report 3 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 15 December 2021
- CQC inspection report 21 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 8 November 2018
- CQC inspection report 20 February 2018
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 14 October 2026 by Medway. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Valley View Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Rochester East & Warren Wood
- Council
- Medway Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in ME1 (14)
Larger map · How to get there · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Maidstone Road Surgery, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Pharmacy Karson's Pharmacy, 1.2 km (16 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Park Friston Way Park, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship St Justus, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Library The Thomas Aveling School and Community Library, 310 m (4 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe17 of 60 in Medway
- Effective9 of 60 in Medway
- Caring52 of 60 in Medway
- Responsive52 of 60 in Medway
- Well-led18 of 60 in Medway
From CQC's latest report, published 15 September 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Medway share it.
How long it has been running
Valley View Care Home Ltd has been registered with CQC since December 2016, about 9 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
3 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 15 September 2023.
What it may cost
We estimate Valley View Care Home Ltd at £1,650–£2,010 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£105k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Medway Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What the ratings tell you
For Valley View Care Home Ltd, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Medway, 17 of 60 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (28%), while 9 of 60 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (15%), while 18 of 60 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (30%).
The Safe, Effective and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Sir Evelyn Road, under 0.5 miles away.
8 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Rochester East & Warren Wood ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% 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 shop (5 min), a park (8 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Valley View Care Home Ltd on The Care Panel so far.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Medway, 72% of the 60 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2023) is more recent than 53% of care home ratings in Medway.
- With 33 beds it is larger than 68% of care homes in Medway, where the typical home has 20.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 26% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Medway lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (32% of care homes in Medway are also rated below Good here); Effective (17% of care homes in Medway are also rated below Good here); Well-led (33% of care homes in Medway are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Medway; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other care homes near Chatham with recent ratings
- Sir Evelyn RoadSep 2026
- Copper BeechesAug 2026
Questions about Valley View Care Home Ltd
- Where is Valley View Care Home Ltd based?
- It is at Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3LT.
- What type of care does Valley View Care Home Ltd provide?
- CQC lists Valley View Care Home Ltd under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- How many beds does Valley View Care Home Ltd have?
- Valley View Care Home Ltd can take up to 33 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How much does Valley View Care Home Ltd charge?
- We don't have published prices from Valley View Care Home Ltd yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Valley View Care Home Ltd regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Valley View Care Home Ltd as a care home, location ID 1-3178873232 and was rated Requires improvement overall in September 2023.
- How recent is Valley View Care Home Ltd's CQC rating?
- 15 September 2023 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How is Valley View Care Home Ltd rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Valley View Care Home Ltd: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- Does Valley View Care Home Ltd support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
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