Rusthall Lodge Care Home

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Rusthall Lodge Care Home scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 25 June 2026 by Tunbridge Wells.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Rusthall Lodge Care Home, from June 2025 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2025 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Rusthall Lodge Care Home.

Food hygiene rating history for Rusthall Lodge Care Home
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 June 2025	4 / 5	Good
25 June 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Rusthall Lodge Care Home in Royal Tunbridge Wells has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Rusthall Lodge,
Nellington Road,
Royal Tunbridge Wells,
Kent,
TN4 8SJ

Rusthall Lodge Care Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Rusthall Lodge Care Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Rusthall Lodge Care Home?

Food hygiene at Rusthall Lodge Care Home is inspected by Tunbridge Wells, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Rusthall Lodge Care Home

What is Rusthall Lodge Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Rusthall Lodge Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 June 2026.

When was Rusthall Lodge Care Home last inspected?

Rusthall Lodge Care Home was last inspected by Tunbridge Wells on 25 June 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.