Shaws Wood Residential Care Home

Shaws Wood Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Strood, in the Medway council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 39 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people and younger adults. It is run by MDJ Homes. The home has been registered since April 2011.

At its latest inspection, published December 2025, the CQC rated Shaws Wood Residential Care Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.

Shaws Wood Residential Care Home has not published its fees and has not yet confirmed them to us. Care homes in Medway with a fee on record typically charge about £1,450 a week for residential care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.

There are 65 registered care homes in Medway. The nearest to Shaws Wood Residential Care Home include Millstream House, Grafton Lodge and Kingsdown House. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.