A Canterbury care home has been taken over by a "popular and trusted" provider.

Chaucer House, the purpose built nursing and dementia facility in Littlebourne Road, has been acquired by Avante Care and Support.

It is the tenth home the not-for-profit charitable organisation has taken over, and its staff care for more than 1,000 people through its residential care facilities and home wellbeing services across Kent, Bexley and Greenwich.

All nine care homes and two home branches are rated as outstanding or good by the Care Quality Commission

Managing director Stuart Cross said: "I am delighted to be able to welcome the residents, relatives and staff of Chaucer House to Avante Care and Support.

"I have been very impressed by the obvious dedication of the staff I have spoken to, and the quality of the home.

"Our vision for all our homes and services is ‘communities where everyone has a vibrant and fulfilling life’.

"We will be looking to build on the excellent work that already goes on in Chaucer House in order to make this vision a reality for the people we care for.

"A key part of this will be introducing our philosophy of care, the Eden Alternative. All our existing homes and services are Eden accredited and we think this provides an ideal foundation for personalised, attentive care that promotes a vibrant and fulfilling life."

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