
Very friendly staff. Have been to others to visit my uncle and nowhere is as good as BrabourneDave M(Nephew of Resident/Service User)

The whole team have gone above and beyond whilst caring for my dadNicolette G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

nothing is too much trouble.N P(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Very friendly staff. Have been to others to visit my uncle and nowhere is as good as BrabourneDave M(Nephew of Resident/Service User)

The whole team have gone above and beyond whilst caring for my dadNicolette G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

nothing is too much trouble.N P(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Brabourne Care Centre opened in 2006 and provides bespoke care packages for a range of needs from residential and dementia to convalescent and end-of-life care.
Facilities include lounges and en-suite rooms and a well established garden, where residents are encouraged to enjoy their independence and make the most of every day.
The team respond to the changing physical, personal and social needs of residents. By taking time to get to know...
Care Provided by Brabourne Care Centre
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 82 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
- Advanced/Complex 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
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
nursing fees plus FNC
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Brabourne Care Centre for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Brabourne Care Centre 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
Group / Owner
- Opus Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Genevieve Rodrigues (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2006
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (82)
Brabourne Care Centre Reviews (99)
Brabourne Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.879) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Brabourne Care Centre has 99 reviews.
The best thing about Brabourne Care Centre is the carers who work to learn what you think and try and help me.
We always get a warm welcome from reception when we arrive and everyone seems caring.
Have been very happy with the care my mother has received. All the staff are friendly and caring. When I leave mum I know she is being well looked after. The most valuable asset the home has is its staff. Thank you all.
The staff were extremely helpful and went out of their way to accommodate our needs especially arranging visits. They made me cups of tea while I waited for the Covid results. The room had a smell of urine although it was always clean.
Thank you for your comments. We appreciate opportunities to monitor and respond. We go to the highest lengths to maintain cleanliness throughout the home. We always ensure the personal comfort of all our residents, although there may be occasions when personal care creates unpleasant odours we...
All the staff are very friendly and undertake things in a professional manner. The place is always clean and tidy. They are looking after my mother with great respect and dignity.
Really happy with the care my mum receives, she is happy and says everyone is kind and enjoys the food. she always looks clean and fresh. All the staff are friendly and the lady on reception is very helpful and polite. The place is clean and nicely decorated.
My mother is fortunate to be in Brabourne Care Home. I always find the hard-working and dedicated staff very helpful, friendly and easy to deal with. Care homes have been placed under considerable extra pressure by the pandemic but it appears to me Brabourne has coped very well and professionally in a difficult situation. I believe my mother is happy in the home. I and my family are very grateful to the staff and management.
As mum's dementia has deteriorated her needs have changed but this has been handled with sensitivity and full communication with the family.
During these difficult and unprecedented times of Covid-19, we have always felt she has been kept as safe as possible and been reassured by the protocols which have been put in place.
Bravo Brabourne and the entire team who work there.
My mother has been at Brabourne since February this year. The home is always clean and tidy and the staff are excellent. The staff always have time for my mother and I and they are very friendly. The food is excellent according to my mum.
Since arriving at Brabourne, all the staff have been approachable, helpful, bright, friendly and always accommodating for my mother and the whole family.
The environment is clean, light and has a lovely feel to it, the staff are very informative, caring and will always adapt any visit where they can, their understanding and compassion is outstanding and the duty of care is of the highest standard.
I would like to personally thank every member of staff who works there regardless of job as they are a lovely team and it is like a family working together to care for our loved ones.
In the times we live in at the moment with the added worry of Covid and limited time and availability to see my mother, I can't express the thanks first-class treatment she has received from all staff, so again Thank you all so much.
I have been very well looked after both night and day. The staff are excellent carers, very capable and sympathetic to the resident's needs with medical staff who are efficient and vigilant in their care of those who need their help and medication. Food is cooked in-house and is very appetising. The rooms are cleaned every day by a team of excellent carers.
I would like to have said that following some six weeks in Brabourne Care Centre my wife's rehab was a great success, but sadly I can't. My wife has Parkinson's and was struggling to walk, so she was taken here for rehab to improve her mobility. Unfortunately, she was left in bed for days on end with just occasional rehab input. If you know anything about Parkinson's you will know the patient needs to exercise at least once an hour during the day otherwise they seize up and reversing this is very difficult, so to be left in bed for most of the time over a six week period is extremely damaging. To say this is heartbreaking for me would be an understatement as she can't even stand now let alone walk, in just six weeks. I found the staff pleasant enough but there didn't seem to be enough of them and the ones I spoke to really didn't understand Parkinson's. It would have been better if they'd refused to take her because at home I could get her to move a bit. Heartbroken!!
Find another care home if you want your relative to come out thriving after an operation. There is only one good thing about that place and that is the receptionist.
We are extremely disappointed with the care and would never recommend anyone to go there. Let's see if this posted as a review or they just post the good ones.
I myself am extremely grateful for the last 2 weeks he was with us, that I could be with him to comfort him, thanks to all the staff involved. We cannot thank you enough, even in my Dad's death, they all showed him so much dignity and respect.
My elderly mother has been in Brabourne Care Centre since December 2019. During this time she has experienced a very high standard of professional, compassionate and understanding care form all members of the team. She is treated with dignity and respect and the carers have a sympathetic and kindly attitude to her needs, combined with a high level of professionalism. I recommend Brabourne without reserve.
From the moment my mum entered the care home we felt so comfortable with the care she received. Nothing was too much trouble. They looked after her and made myself and my sister very welcome. From the nursing staff, the carers and the cleaning staff they showed my mum such kindness. They always kept my mum clean and comfortable and her room was spacious, bright and clean. Unfortunately, my mum was very poorly and her stay in the home was only 6weeks. When she passed away they were genuinely saddened. We thank all the staff at Brabourne Care Centre for making our mums last few weeks as comfortable and pain-free as they could. We will always be grateful to you all.
I am confident that my husband is having the best care and that he is happy to be resident in Brabourne Care Centre.
I want to acknowledge the excellent care of my mum during her short stay.
The nursing staff, the carers and the cleaners all had a massive impact on my mums wellbeing.
They all showed compassion to the end and I will always be grateful to them.
Brabourne Care Home comes highly recommended.
Hi as a nurse I have been very impressed with the high standard of care, maintenance of individual independence and inclusion in a variety of patient activities. The staff are excellent, and the cleanliness and maintenance of the environment are above standard. Well done.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 January 2022Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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
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News (2) & Events (1)
- 16 Jul 2026
Brabourne Care centre was recently asked to host a roundtable discussion on workforce challenges during Care Home Open Week. We were joined by professionals across the sector who led conversation...
- 11 Nov 2024
We thoroughly enjoyed getting together with residents, families and friends at our recent cheese and wine event. A fabulous buffet provided by our kitchen team, lovely conversation with staff and...
- 25 Sep 2026Organiser: Brabourne Care Centre
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Meet the Team (6)

I am passionate about supporting residents to live well, feel valued and thrive. My focus is to deliver exceptional care and create a wonderful place to call home.
I have 12 years experience of commissioning and managing high quality nursing care facilities throughout the industry. My business leadership qualifications and experience brought me to join Opus Care in 2018 as this environment enables me to balance my skills and my desire to ensure that the happiness of elderly residents is at the heart of all we do.
Opus Care holds a unique position in Kent, established by medical professionals to create the best quality nursing facility within a modern, purpose built environment. It is a privilege to work alongside a compassionate, talented and devoted team. Spending time with our communities of happy, settled residents and speaking with reassured families always makes going the extra mile worthwhile.

Renowned for her unwavering commitment to clinical excellence, Indu has successfully steered many reputed care services through rigorous CQC inspections with Outstanding rating outcomes, raised care standards, and led transformative quality improvement programmes. Indu’s reputation as an innovative leader is further underscored by her creative intergenerational care initiative and this pioneering model, celebrated nationally, and featured in publications including the Daily Mail, has been acclaimed for its profound social impact and its ability to bridge generations through shared care.
Currently, Indu is extending her leadership journey through a Level 7 HR- Senior People Professional Apprentice. This academic pursuit reflects her vision for strategic leadership, workforce development, and the cultivation of resilient healthcare systems. Her professional affiliations include the Royal College of Nursing, the Society of Tissue Viability, Gold Standards Framework, Dementia Friends organisation and the Kent Acquired Brain Injury Forum.

Petko is a values-driven leader and people strategist with more than 15 years’ experience across health and social care, specialising in dementia care, team leadership and cultural transformation. At OPUSCARE, he shapes strategic workforce and care practices, leading initiatives focused on leadership mentoring, equality and inclusive team development. Widely recognised for his reflective and empowering leadership style, he is committed to building psychologically safe, high-performing teams where both residents and colleagues feel valued and supported. Alongside his leadership role, Petko is currently completing a Level 7 Senior People Professional apprenticeship and is working towards Chartered Fellow status with the CIPD.
Petko has overseen service improvements and care quality developments, embedding structured quality frameworks and people-centred initiatives that enhance team wellbeing and the lived experience of residents. He is the architect of OPUSCARE’s Trainee Community Leads programme, a leadership pathway designed to nurture internal talent, strengthen operational capability and align values-based behaviours with outstanding care delivery. Drawing on coaching, mentoring and organisational behaviour theory, he supports teams to navigate change, strengthen inspection readiness and embed reflective supervision into everyday practice. At the heart of his work lies a deep commitment to equity, dignity and excellence in dementia care, underpinned by his belief that exceptional care is achieved when curiosity, kindness and strategic leadership come together to help people truly thrive.

As Compliance Lead at Opus Care Limited, Daniela brings over a decade of experience within the health and social care sector, having begun her career in 2013 and steadily progressed through a variety of roles across both residential and nursing care settings.
Since stepping into the Compliance Lead role in 2019, Daniela has been instrumental in supporting high standards of care, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting best practice across services. With a strong background in management, she developed a comprehensive understanding of operational challenges and quality assurance within care environments.Her hands-on experience across care settings, combined with a commitment to continuous improvement, enables her to effectively guide teams, uphold compliance standards, and contribute to the delivery of safe, person-centred care.

As Wellbeing Lead, Tina has been involved with developing and implementing our enhanced wellbeing planners, ensuring activities are purposeful, inclusive, and tailored to each resident’s life history, preferences, and abilities. Her approach supports engagement, independence, and a strong sense of identity, embedding wellbeing into everyday care.
Tina’s leadership has contributed to achieving the Gold Standard Dementia Accreditation at Folkestone Care Centre, reflecting her commitment to excellence in social engagement for our service users and best practice.
She is recognised for fostering a warm, inclusive environment where residents feel valued, connected, and supported, demonstrating Opus Care’s commitment to being Caring, Responsive, and Well-led.

David works closely with his Head Chefs and trusted suppliers to deliver fresh, well-balanced, and beautifully presented meals, with a strong focus on choice, seasonality, and quality ingredients. His leadership ensures that dining is not only nutritious, but also something residents genuinely look forward to each day.
At the heart of David’s approach is a commitment to truly knowing each resident. He takes pride in creating personalised menus that reflect individual tastes, preferences, and dietary needs—ensuring every meal feels familiar, enjoyable, and meaningful.
Known for his warm personality and engaging presence, David plays an active role in celebrations, themed dining experiences, and special occasions, helping to create a welcoming, vibrant atmosphere where food brings people together.
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