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Choosing a home for you or your loved one is an important decision that cannot be taken lightly. Not only do you want the highest level of care but the freedom to make choices and enjoy a happy fulfilling life.
Little Court has the right people, philosophy and environment to provide bespoke care in a way which opens up possibilities...
Care Provided by Little Court
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 35 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
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Little Court for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Little Court 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
- MG Homes
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Patricia Napier(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2011
Room Information
- Single Rooms (35)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Parking
- On site parking available
Little Court Reviews (76)
Little Court has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.498) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Court has 76 reviews.
I have found the staff very caring and helpful to the residents. My sister-in-law is very well cared for. The home is always very clean and the food nutritious. Most days there is some activity to help stimulate the residents.
Little Court has been great for my mother. They look after her well and she is very happy there.
Maybe a higher level of training in relation to dementia care for some staff would be beneficial to improve the management of specific problems that crop up with dementia.
Little Court is in a very quiet and pleasant location. All the staff are very kind and caring. The activities lady does a very good job at keeping the residents entertained. The food is excellent and residents have a good choice of meals. Visitors can stay for lunch and sample the food for themselves. All the bedrooms and public areas are kept very clean and tidy.
There is a real sense of family in the home and each resident is cared for according to their need. I feel that I can rest easy, knowing that my mother has 24 hours of excellent care and is treated with respect and dignity at all times.
Thank you to all the wonderful staff.
Mum has been here for 10 months and is very well looked after and cared for.
Happy nursing home that is always clean and friendly. My only negative would be too many changes to staff, too many agency nurses, who are not kept up to date with residents needs.
My sisters and I have been touched by all the staff at Little Court. Each and every one had a special role to play in mum's care over the last 18 months. Dedicated, loyal and an abundance of love and care from each and every member of the team. We can not thank you enough. It felt like home to mum and home to us on our visits. We are so lucky to have found you - thanks for everything.
All staff are very kind and caring. I enjoy the wide variety of entertainment. Food is very good and plenty of it. Everyone is friendly.
All the staff are amazing and do a wonderful job.
All the staff are fantastic so kind, caring and always have time to listen if family need to chat. Little Court is spotless, cleaners do a great job. Activities lady is amazing. Laundry staff always ensure my sisters washing is kept up to date. Food is nourishing and plenty of it.
Little Court is in a lovely peaceful setting. There are also various activities to take part in and an activities person will also visit patients in their rooms for a chat which is a nice thing to do for people who are bedridden.
They know my needs.
Staff are good and helpful.
Compared with many care homes that I have looked at in the mid-Kent area, I would classify this home as being between good and very good. Care, food and activities all appear to be very good. My only less positive note is that the building and its contents appear to be getting a little tired.
The home is clean and the food is good and plentiful.
I would recommend Little Court to anyone.
My Brother and I were very impressed with the care provided to our 93 year old Father. All staff, with exception, treated residents with care, consideration, dignity and respect. Nothing was too much trouble, visitors were welcomed and offered the opportunity to have lunch, the food is very good. We cannot recommend Little Court highly enough, a truly exceptional care home.
Thank you all again.
My father was a resident at Little Court Nursing Home from June last year until his death in December, during which time he was treated with kindness and dignity, as were we especially in his last weeks of life. Although he was bed bound and had little quality of life, the care he received here would probably be difficult to better, he was always clean, well shaven and helped with his food and drink. The new activities lady would also come in to see him fairly regularly and chat with him.
Having visited a dear friend who was a resident at Little Court for a year, I cannot fault the incredible care she received at all. Each and every one of the amazing staff at the home are compassionate, understanding, caring and unfailingly cheerful, even in what are sometimes difficult circumstances.
The home is always spotlessly clean, even though it is not the smartest or most modern residential home available, but in my opinion, as an NHS nurse, it is about the care your loved ones receive, not about every modern convenience, and Little Court delivers 100% every time.
I would have no hesitation about recommending Little Court as a lovely, welcoming home, with totally wonderful staff.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 31 May 2019Good
- 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
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Awards / Recognitions (2)
- 15 Feb 2016Recipient: Little Court
- 15 Feb 2016Recipient: MG Homes
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Little Court.
Meet the Team (4)

I have worked in healthcare for over a decade and have been a registered nurse since 2007. Have vast experience in different nursing departments.
Being part of MG Homes, I and our multi-disciplinary team of nurses, carers, domestic, and kitchen staff, will work together in order to deliver the best person-centred care to those we support.
I have been part of the MG Homes team since 2014. I started as a Registered Nurse, in 2016 I was promoted to Deputy Manager, and in 2018 to Manager.

I’ve been part of the MG Homes family for over 11 years. I love helping people and always do my best to make a positive difference for those around me. I really enjoy taking on new challenges and finding ways to grow and improve every day.

I’ve been with MG Homes for just over four years and have recently taken on a new role as Operations Support. I truly love what I do and take great pride in making a difference each day, especially in supporting relatives and ensuring they feel informed, involved, and cared for throughout their journey with us.

I moved back from Wales over ten years ago and wanted to get a job so I could use my property maintenance skills. For 10 years I worked as a Maintenance Manager at MG Homes. I love my job; it gets me involved with the residents and I am happy to contribute to their well-being by keeping their rooms nice and tidy.
My best achievement so far is receiving compliments from residents and their families about the appearance of both homes, communal areas and residents' bedrooms. I have recently moved into the position of Facilities Administrator, and there is a lot of administrative work behind the maintenance. I continue to enjoy my work and improving the lives of residents.
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