Kind - everyone, all staff top to 'bottom'. Caring, respectful, nothing is too much bother.
Jane S (Daughter of Resident)
At all times the staff and management go above and beyond just caring.
David C (Husband of Resident)
Food is varied with good options available. Also happy to prepare foods not on the menu that day
Valerie-Ann W (Wife of Resident)
Fees are dependent on the level of care required. Please contact the home directly for more information.
Visits for new admissions must be arranged by calling the care home at this time.
On-site parking.
Tunbridge Wells Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.774) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Tunbridge Wells Care Centre has 84 reviews.
Review from David W (Friend of Resident) published on 21 March 2025
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Thank you for this kind review. the staff in the home treat everyone with care and kindness, relatives, residents and visitors alike. One of our core values is 'family' and we like to make everyone feel welcome.
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Review from J M (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 March 2025
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Thanks you for such a lovely review, the staff pride themselves on providing person centred care, the activities team love to organise get togethers, and the housekeeping team work really hard to keep the home clean and tidy. They really are a great team.
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Review from Margaret C (Wife of Resident) published on 20 February 2025
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Thank you for taking time to submit a review, the care staff at Tunbridge Wells Care Centre are very proud of the care they give to all residents. The kitchen team liaise daily with the care staff, so everyone is aware of who needs additional fortified foods. I'm glad we alleviated all your initial concerns.
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Review from Tony R (Husband of Resident) published on 30 January 2025
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Thank you Tony R, the care staff and other departments really do make it homely. They strive to make everyone feel welcome whether living with us on a permanent basis or just for respite.
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Review from S B (Wife of Resident) published on 30 January 2025
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Thank you, the staff really do care and it shows in how they look after each and every resident.
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Review from Stephen I (Cousin of Resident) published on 29 January 2025
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Thank you, the care staff work hard to ensure each and every resident is well looked after, and the housekeeping team pride themselves on cleaning every room on a daily basis, how they do it amazes me.
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Review from Ali J (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 January 2025
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Thank you for this review, the staff at Tunbridge Wells Care Centre really do care, they go above and beyond daily with each resident to ensure all their needs are met. The chef makes delicious meals and the cakes always look delicious.
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Review from Susan B (Wife of Resident) published on 29 January 2025
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Thank you for such a lovely review, we are lucky with room sizes and each room has its own wet room. The chef makes everything from scratch, so it's real homely food.
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Review from Charlotte S (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 January 2025
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Thank you for a lovely review, the staff pride themselves on creating a family feel to the home and the activities team enjoys creating fun and enjoyable activities to suit all residents.
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Review from Jenny B (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 September 2024
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Thank you for a lovely review, your mum became our family along with you, your brother and your dad. We all had her best interests at heart. The great team at Tunbridge Wells Care Centre pride themselves on the family feel of the home and I'm glad you experienced it too.
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Review from Vera C (Sister of Resident) published on 19 September 2024
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Thank you for taking the time to write us a lovely review; your brother has many friends in the home, residents and staff, he loves to spend time in the garden, and in the evening he walks around to check all the outside gates are locked, informing the staff that he has completed the checks. I know he loves the ducks and spends many happy hours watching them in the garden.
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Review from Andrew K (Son of Resident) published on 19 September 2024
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Thank you for a lovely review, the team here work extremely hard to maintain the high standards and cleanliness throughout the home. The care staff enjoy their roles and this shows in the care they provide for each and every resident.
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Review from Darrell L (Son of Resident) published on 22 July 2024
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Thank you for such a lovely review, we all love a Birthday here, any chance to sing and eat cake. I am glad you are finding the communication portal useful, as it's documented in 'real' time you are able to see what your loved one is doing at any time during the day or night.
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Review from S N (Niece of Resident) published on 10 July 2024
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Thank you for such a wonderful review, all the departments at Tunbridge Wells Care Centre work together to make a home. I will share your compliments with the team.
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Review from Ida A (Sister of Resident) published on 8 May 2024
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Thank you for this review, our housekeeping team works hard to keep the home clean and tidy. I'm sorry you have found incorrect clothes in the room, we try and ensure all clothing is labelled and have a machine in the home to do this, if you have any clothes that require labelling, we can do this for you.
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Review from Angela G (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 May 2024
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Thank you for this lovely review, we are lucky with our activity team, there is always something going on for residents to join in with, and now we have the ducks keeping everyone entertained.
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Review from Tina M (Sister-in-law of Resident) published on 7 May 2024
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It has been a joy to watch how your loved one has relaxed and settled into Tunbridge Wells Care Centre, our housekeeping team work very hard to keep the home in such great condition.
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Review from Susan W (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 May 2024
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Thank you for a lovely review, I will hand this over to the wonderful team here at Tunbridge Wells Care Centre. The activities team are always coming up with new ideas to get everyone involved, today we've had poetry and quizzes. We are looking at having a summer BBQ for residents and family members so keep your eye out for the dates on our notice boards.
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Review from Marian D (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 January 2024
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Dear Marian, thank you very much for your review. She is very much missed by staff and other residents. We would like to offer you and your family our sincere condolences and our very best wishes for the future.
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Review from Suzanne R (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 December 2023
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Thank you for a lovely review, our activities team work hard to organise meaningful activities for every resident.
The catering team enjoy providing a wide a varied menu, which gets adapted monthly following feedback from the residents.
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Please note changes are only recorded per day, so if 2 or more changes occur in the same day, it will only show the result from all the changes, not an individual breakdown of all the changes
The Review Score of 9.8 (9.774) out of 10 for Tunbridge Wells Care Centre is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.
The Average Rating of 4.774 for Tunbridge Wells Care Centre is calculated as follows: ( (223 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) + (9 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 274 Ratings = 4.774
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').
The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Tunbridge Wells Care Centre is based on 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 70 registered maximum number of service users is 14, which has been reached with 24 Positive reviews. Points = 1
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.
Date: 28 Aug 2019
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Donna was raised in Tunbridge Wells and raised her own family here. She is a Registered General Nurse with many years experience of in providing nursing care to those with advanced dementia and working in an acute surgical hospital ward. She says, "I feel that we are one big, close-knit team and, with the residents and their relatives, we’re also a huge extended family,”