Marine Parade
Residential care home in Whitstable, registered for 7 beds. Regulated by CQC.
This rating was inherited from a previous registration rather than earned at a fresh inspection.
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What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 7
- Address
- 18 Marine Parade, Whitstable, CT5 2BG
- Telephone
- 01227772824
- Registered provider
- Choice Support
- Registered manager
- Fournier, Heather
- Registered since
- 2023-05-03
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 7 beds it is smaller than 30% of the 358 residential care homes in Kent.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
e1-15199313176- Regulator location ID
1-15199313176- Current source release
- CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2018-06-07
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Mental Health
- Older People
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Mental health conditions
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Choice Support runs 32 services in the UK with 162 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 19 good
- 4 need improvement
- 2 poor
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Source: CQC active locations, archived 2026-10-07. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.
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