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Dementia Care Homes in Gravesend

8 of Gravesend's 18 CQC-registered care homes list dementia as a specialism — with real ratings, inspection dates and specialist nursing vs residential provision, drawn directly from CQC records.

8Dementia care homes
0Outstanding-rated
72.6Average beds per home
25%Rated Good or Outstanding

How dementia care in Gravesend compares

Share of homes rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC.
Dementia care homes
25%
All homes in Gravesend
39%

Dementia care homes in Gravesend are rated Good or Outstanding 14 percentage points less often than the town's homes overall — worth checking individual inspection reports closely.

CQC ratings for dementia care in Gravesend

Good  2Not yet rated  6

Nursing or residential dementia care?

Nursing
4
Residential
4

About dementia care in Gravesend

Gravesend has 8 care homes registered with a dementia specialism, out of 18 CQC-registered care homes in the town overall. Of these, 4 are registered for nursing care and 4 for residential care — worth checking which fits, since nursing homes provide on-site registered nursing staff and residential homes typically don't.

25% of Gravesend's dementia care homes hold a Good or Outstanding CQC rating , including The Chestnuts Care Home. That's 14 percentage points lower than the 39% rate across all 18 of Gravesend's care homes.

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Frequently asked

8 of the 18 registered care homes in Gravesend list dementia as a specialism.

Yes — 2 of 8 (25%) hold an Outstanding or Good CQC rating, including The Chestnuts Care Home.

Both. Of the 8 dementia care homes in Gravesend, 4 are registered as residential homes, and 4 are registered as nursing homes.

Dementia care typically costs more than standard residential or nursing care, usually a 10-15% premium, reflecting higher staffing ratios. See our full breakdown of UK care costs by region and type in our guide to care home costs and who pays.

Working out how to pay for dementia care? Our guide to care home costs and who pays covers weekly fees by region, the local authority means test, and NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Data sourced from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence. Data last verified 18 August 2026.