
The professionalism, care and empathy given was second to noneM J(Wife of Resident/Service User)

The staff and nurses are all wonderfully kind and helpful peopleSue N(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


The professionalism, care and empathy given was second to noneM J(Wife of Resident/Service User)

The staff and nurses are all wonderfully kind and helpful peopleSue N(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Barty House Nursing Home offers first-rate nursing care in Bearsted, Kent.
Accommodated in an impressive Georgian listed building, combined with modern, purpose-built facilities and surrounded by extensive gardens, the home offers a high standard of care for up to 59 residents, delivered with empathy, compassion and dignity. The bright, spacious bedrooms in the contemporary extension have ensuite wetrooms and many enjoy direct access to the courtyard garden and views over...
Care Provided by Barty House Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 59 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees are dependent on the level of care required. Please contact the home directly for more information.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Barty House Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Barty House Nursing Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Person in charge
- David Willis (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (55)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (39)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
Visiting
- Visits for new admissions must be arranged by calling the care home at this time.
Parking
- Free on-site parking.
Barty House Nursing Home Reviews (128)
Barty House Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.810) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barty House Nursing Home has 128 reviews.
At an extremely difficult time, they shone. I will always recommend you. Keep up the hard work team Barty.
Thanks to each and every one of you.
All though mum only had a short while at Barty House before her passing. She was treated with the utmost care and attention. Staff were so lovely and friendly from domestics up to management. All the residents seemed happy and content. As soon as we were shown mum's room we knew we had chosen the right care home.
I felt that Barty House was a wonderful nursing home. When my father went into Barty he was very ill suffering from terrible cancer on the neck.
The care that he received was wonderful, full of care, the staff are very well trained and the nurses are there to help you along the way when your loved one is coming to the end of their lives.
My husband has stayed at Barty House for two spells of respite care. The most recent being January 2019 and prior to that he stayed in November 2018. All staff were very friendly, kind and caring, taking an interest in the person and their interests and needs. Nothing was too much trouble. Always made to feel very welcome. As a family, we would not hesitate to use Barty House for future respite stays.
Such a good welcome. I was invited to help with activities. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and the experience of helping elderly folks. Their faces told me how they were enjoying it. I also learnt a lot. I have known my friend for 45 years and she is now happy and settled although she sleeps in the daytime and night.
The Barty House care team looked after her sympathetically and very well until she died three weeks later. They were kind, thoughtful, attentive and endlessly sympathetic.
Recommended without reservation.
My sister went into the home in January 2010, at the age of 60, due to a brain injury and needed 24-hour care. She passed away in October 2018. In the 8 years she was there all her needs were taken care of by the excellent staff. In the last 18 months of her life, she needed a lot of special care which was given with love and consideration. As a family, we are so grateful that she found the perfect home for the last years of her life. Thank you so much.
My mother was only in Barty House for the final two weeks of her life but their care of her was excellent, every single member of staff treated my mother with dignity and warmth. The staff also looked after our family as my mother passed on, again with great care, respect and we could not have asked for more.
My mother went to Barty House for end of life care. Although she was only there a short time, she commented that it felt like home. It was a great comfort to me to know that she was treated with care, kindness, dignity and respect during her final days. I would have no hesitation in recommending Barty House to others.
The ultimate in care and kindness. My husband was very well looked after during his time at Barty House. We can't speak highly enough of "team Barty".
The first few weeks were very difficult but the care and attention shown him by all the staff helped him to settle in and eventually take part in activities and daily life of the home.
This gave us peace of mind that Dad was well looked after and in the best place to meet his needs. We always felt welcome, the staff were always willing to answer our queries, however small.
Throughout his stay, the dedicated staff could not have been more supportive of Dad and also to ourselves. In his final days, they treated Dad with dignity and respect and were so kind to us at such a painful time.
When we first viewed the nursing home the staff were very happy to show us around and were very helpful and efficient after getting the patient moved to the nursing home. Since being at the home the staff provide an excellent standard of care for the resident and are always helpful and friendly towards the residents and their visitors.
No words can express the level of support that both my mother and I were given in the last weeks of her life. Every conceivable effort was made not only to give mum her dignity and the care she needed but also to me who needed the support to see me through these dark days. Every member of staff whether it be nursing, caring, office or activity were there to show that they fully cared and understood what we were going through.
Mum had been at Barty House for just over 15 months (after I had done a huge amount of research on other homes in the area). Although at the beginning she was a little unsure, it did not take her long to feel wanted and cared for. Something that was very important to me was to see her settled and for her to experience the care, getting her involved in all the activities and she made a lot of friends with other residents and staff along the way.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Barty House no matter what level of care is required.
Having visited a few homes, as soon as we saw Barty House Nursing Home, my brother and I both knew that this was the most peaceful and caring home I had visited.
The staff and nurses are all wonderfully kind and helpful people who treated out mum with nothing else but care and compassion. When mum got poorly the care and respect they showed her was amazing and the home is a fun and happy place, full of laughter, fun, games, and above all care. We will miss our visits to Barty House Nursing Home. Thank you all for looking after our beloved Mum until the end.
My family were impressed by the staff's caring attitude to my mother, she found her experience in the home somewhat frightening and struggled to come to terms with being away from her own home. At all times we met with efficient helpful staff, who would take time to listen to our concerns and to the needs of my mother, despite some very trying circumstances with regard to her physical and mental conditions.
The home is clean and well-run in my opinion.
There are some aspects which could be improved. Potential users should be aware of the following:
1. Over the years, I have had to push for regular carer reviews: I believe this should be routine and proactively organised by the home.
2. Dealing with dementia.
3. Annual cost increases have been significantly above inflation.
4. Local shops are 1 mile away with poor wheelchair access.
With all my family we can only say a big thank you to them all for giving my mother the best care possible during the last 9 months of her life.
I have recently retired from the NHS after 37 years as a paramedic and have visited many care/nursing homes. On entering Barty House it immediately gave off an aura of calm, friendly, and professional care. The staff are totally focused on delivering first-class care to both service users and their family relatives. The service users are happy and content, nothing is too much trouble, sadly our family member passed away only 5 weeks after admission to this facility. I cannot commend the staff enough, the end of life care was very special to both the service user and very upset family members. The room and facilities at Barty House are the best I have ever experienced, and full credit to the nursing staff, managers, reception, catering and every other staff who make Barty House a very special place. Thank you so much for all you did for our family member.
Nothing was too much trouble for the staff and they always had a smile and a kind word for dad and us when we visited. When the end came, they treated dad with dignity and respect and were so kind to us at such a painful time. Not for one minute have we regretted the decision we made for dad to live out his final months at Barty House - it was a wonderful and humbling experience to witness the care and dedication of the wonderful staff. We will always remember you and will be forever grateful.
We are so grateful you made her short stay comfortable as possible. The staff go the extra distance and when our mother was too ill to attend "The Mad Hatters Tea Party" downstairs in the lounge, the costumed nursing staff went to her for a photo call we will treasure the picture forever!
Thank you to everyone at Barty House
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 13 March 2025Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
1 Bed Vacancy
Posted: 27 August 2026General Nursing and Mild Dementia Care, Residential, End of Life, Respite. Self Funding and CCG
News (2) & Events (0)
- 16 Dec 2024
Residents of Barty House Nursing Home were treated to an unforgettable afternoon of musical entertainment, thanks to award-winning composer Natalie Holt, her mother Pat and ten-year-old daughter Annie who came...
- 16 Dec 2024
Residents of Barty House Nursing Home were treated to an unforgettable afternoon of musical entertainment, thanks to award-winning composer Natalie Holt, her mother Pat and ten-year-old daughter Annie who came...
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Awards / Recognitions (2)
- 06 Nov 2021Recipient: Barty House Nursing Home
- 16 Oct 2020Recipient: Barty House Nursing Home
Accreditations
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