Thorndene

Thorndene is a residential care home in Dover, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 17 residents. It provides care for older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a physical disability. The home has been registered since November 2010.

Thorndene has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered service; the CQC usually inspects within its first year.

Thorndene 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 Thorndene include Tanglewood, Hawkinge House and Hawkinge House 2nd Floor Unit. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.