St Stephens Nursing Home

St Stephens Nursing Home is a nursing home in Dover, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 17 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by Charing, which operates 10 care homes in England. The home has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published May 2026, the CQC rated St Stephens Nursing 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.

St Stephens Nursing Home has not published its fees and has not yet confirmed them to us. Care homes in Kent with a fee on record typically charge about £1,500 a week for residential care and £1,550 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.

There are 499 registered care homes in Kent. The nearest to St Stephens Nursing Home include Reddington House, Avondale Castlemount Lodge and Chitty Barn, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.