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OUR AWARDS

Recognised nationally. Trusted by families.

Since 1988, Hale Place has been quietly getting on with what matters most: giving people living with dementia a home where they can genuinely thrive. Along the way, that work has been recognised at the very highest level — by the NHS, by national care bodies, and by the families who trust us with someone they love.

We've been finalists for national care awards 45 times and have won 28. We don't share this to boast. We share it because families deserve to know that the care they're choosing has been independently scrutinised, verified, and recognised as exceptional.

Our Awards

Our Awards

28 national wins.
A lifetime of commitment.

2025
The Social Care Leadership Awards
Kevin Hewlett MBE MSc (Dementia) — Lifetime Achievement Award
2025
The National Care Awards
Kevin Hewlett MBE MSc (Dementia) — Care Leadership of the Year
2024
Leaders in Care
Kevin Hewlett MBE — Lifetime Achievement Award
2023
His Majesty The King
Kevin Hewlett — MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire), for services to people with dementia
2023
Federation of Small Businesses (National)
Family Business of the Year — National Winner
2023
Gold Standards Framework
Quality Hallmark Award
2023
Business Elite Awards
Best Dementia Residential Home — Kent
2023
Federation of Small Businesses (South East)
Family Business of the Year — South East
2023
Carehome.co.uk
Top 20 Recommended Home, South East England
2022
National Care Awards
Care Home of the Year
2022
Carehome.co.uk
Top 20 Recommended Home, South East England
2021
National Care Awards
Lifetime Achievement in Care Dementia Care Manager
2021
Caring UK Awards
Commitment to Training and Development Management Team of the Year
2021
Carehome.co.uk
Top 20 Recommended Home, South East England
2019
Carehome.co.uk
Top 20 Recommended Home, South East England
2018
Carehome.co.uk
Top 20 Recommended Home, South East England
2016
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards
Sustained Excellence in Person-Centred Care
2016
Carehome.co.uk
Top 20 Recommended Home, South East England
2015
Carehome.co.uk
Top 20 Recommended Home, South East England
2014
Patient Safety and Care Awards
Quality of Care — Winner
2014
Great British Regional Care Awards
Outstanding Contribution — Kevin Hewlett Dementia Care Home Care Worker
2014
Nursing and Residential Care Awards
Person-Centred Care — Winner Highly Commended Carer
The management and employees of this organisation are people of quality who focus on enhancing the lives of those in their care. This award is dedicated to them for demonstrating great professionalism, patience, sensitivity and compassion.
Kevin Hewlett, Director and Proprietor — on winning the Quality of Care Award, 2014

Finalists

17 further national nominations

2025
Care Home Awards
Outstanding Care Home Specialist Dementia Care
2022
National Care Awards
Leadership — Kevin Hewlett
2021
Caring UK Awards
Outstanding Achievement
2016
Care Expo and Awards
Outstanding Care Home
2015
Great British Care Awards
Outstanding Contribution Dementia Care Registered Manager Home Care Worker Innovation Activity Co-ordinator
2014
National Care Awards
Lifetime Achievement Activities Co-ordinator
2014
Patient Safety and Care Awards
Dementia Care
2014
National Dementia Care Awards
Best Activities Co-ordinator
HOME FROM HOME

Trusted by families.
Featured nationally.

Hale Place has been featured on BBC and BBC South East News, as well as ITV, as a leading example of what specialist dementia care should look like. For families researching their options, we hope that visibility gives you confidence — not in us as a brand, but in what our residents experience every single day.

Awards matter to us because they reflect something real: a team that consistently goes above and beyond, an approach that has been independently evaluated and found outstanding, and a home that families come back to thank, year after year.

You're welcome to visit any time. We think the best way to understand what Hale Place is like is simply to walk through the door, meet the team, and spend a little time with us. No pressure, no hard sell — just an honest look at the home and how it works.

28

Awards Won

45

Times a National Finalist

CQC

Rated Outstanding