A quiet, light-filled sitting room at Treetops Care Home

Residential, dementia & respite care · Margate, Kent

A small Margate care home where everyone is known by name

Our home provides sensitive and skillful care in a warm and homely environment. Our primary aim is to enable residents to live as normally as possible in a situation where their individuality, independence and personal dignity are respected.

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over thirty years

caring for Margate families

21 residents

small by design, known by name

Doctor-led

Nominated Individual is an NHS GP

CQC

registered & independently inspected

What we offer

Three kinds of care, one home

Families come to Treetops by different routes — a parent who can no longer manage alone, a dementia diagnosis, a few weeks’ respite after hospital. The care is planned around the person, never the other way round.

Residential Care

A spacious private bedroom, gentle daily rhythm, and care planned around the resident — not the institution.

Residential care is often chosen by older people and their families when living at home may be lonely, or the chores of daily living are becoming too difficult to manage. Every resident at Treetops has a spacious private bedroom and numerous design features to assist with daily living, with care, activities and services planned around each resident's wishes.

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Dementia Care

Specialist support from staff trained to see the individual first, the illness second.

Our care staff understand the different types of dementia well through the training we provide. Whether residents are experiencing memory loss, falls, communication difficulties or behavioural changes, we gently accompany them on their journey — encouraging, supporting and reassuring at all times. Our staff are taught to always see the individual rather than the illness.

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Respite & Short-Stay Care

Short stays for convalescence, family carer breaks, or to ease the transition into longer-term care.

Respite, or short-stay care, is offered for those who don't require longer-term residential care. A short stay may be needed during convalescence after an operation, accident or illness, or when a usual carer is on holiday. Each respite resident receives the same high standards of care as our longer-term residents.

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Our philosophy

Together we make a family

A 'home from home' experience in a large family atmosphere, in a fresh and clean environment serving you with healthy nutritional meals and drinks.

Person Centred CareFreedom of ChoicePromote IndependenceForever ImprovingHome from Home

The garden and sitting area at Treetops, Cliftonville

Person Centred Care

Care, activities and routines built around each resident's wishes and history.

Freedom of Choice

Residents choose their routines — from rising and meals to in-room or restaurant dining.

Promote Independence

Spacious private rooms and assistive features help residents live as normally as possible.

Forever Improving

Continual training and review keep our care current, especially around dementia practice.

Home from Home

A warm, homely, non-institutional environment with smiles, laughter and friendship as the norm.

The people

Led by people who chose this work

Dr Misha Kathirgamanathan

Nominated Individual / Director

NHS doctor since 2013 with a focus on the over-65s, healthcare background since 2006. Joined Treetops January 2023; previously ran Wychdene Care Home in Broadstairs. Motivated by the ability to implement care improvements more directly than the NHS allows. Researches dementia-friendly practice and community partnerships.

Clarissa Javes

Registered Manager

“The thing that I love most about Treetops is the way that the home feels. It feels exactly as that, as a home.”

Lucia Grondziovia

Deputy Manager

“We all work together as a team to do the best we can.”

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In their words

What families and residents tell us

Every quote below is from a resident or relative of someone living at Treetops.

I have loved every minute I have been here. I would give them 100/10.

E H · Resident

The staff and management treat my mother with kindness and respect.

R S · Family member

Well looked after. My husband has settled in and seems to be happy.

A W · Family member

Wonderful home and my father-in-law says it's like a hotel.

L H · Family member

The carers have only ever shown him kindness and treated him with dignity.

Gill W · Family member of a dementia resident

I am impressed by the kindness, thoughtfulness and love residents receive.

Sue P · Family with father and aunt at Treetops

Doing your homework

Questions worth asking any care home

Choosing a home for someone you love is a big decision. Here are the questions we think you should ask anyone — and our honest answers.

How many residents live here?: 21. Small enough that staff know every resident by name, their history and their routine.
Who actually runs the home?: A registered NHS doctor as Nominated Individual and an NVQ5-qualified Registered Manager — not a distant head office.
Is dementia care a specialism or an add-on?: A core service. Staff are trained to see the individual rather than the illness, with practice reviewed continually.
Where does the food come from?: Freshly prepared on site every day by trained chefs, with restaurant or in-room dining and a private room for family occasions.
Can my relative keep their own routine?: Yes — residents choose when they rise, where they eat and how they spend the day. Freedom of choice is a stated value, not a slogan.
Are you independently regulated?: Registered and inspected by the Care Quality Commission. The full record is public.

Read our full record on the Care Quality Commission website.

Together we make a family

Come and see the home for yourself

The best way to understand Treetops is to visit. Walk the garden, meet the team, and ask anything you like — no appointment pressure.

Arrange a visit Or call 01843 220 826