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Foord Almshouses food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Medway

Foord Almshouses holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the care premises met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

This is a fresh result: Foord Almshouses was inspected on 28 May 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: Street Record, Priestfields, Rochester

How it compares in Medway

That puts Foord Almshouses among the 1,577 places in Medway holding top marks, 80% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Medway
5 out of 5 1,577 80% ← Foord Almshouses
4 out of 5 279 14%
3 out of 5 74 4%
2 out of 5 9 <1%
1 out of 5 24 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 174 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Foord Almshouses none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Questions about Foord Almshouses

What is Foord Almshouses's food hygiene rating?

Foord Almshouses has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Medway Council on 28 May 2026.

Is Foord Almshouses safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this care premises to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Foord Almshouses last inspected?

Foord Almshouses was last inspected on 28 May 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Medway Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Foord Almshouses?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "very good", and confidence in the management of food safety "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Foord Almshouses compare to other places in Medway?

80% of the 1,964 rated food businesses in Medway hold the top rating of 5, and Foord Almshouses is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Medway Council inspects Foord Almshouses and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Foord Almshouses is one of 531 rated food businesses in Rochester. See every hygiene rating in Rochester

Medway inspects and rates 2,138 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Medway

The official record is held by the council: http://www.medway.gov.uk/

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