ApproCare

ApproCare is a home care agency based in Sheerness, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We provide hourly domiciliary care for clients throughout the towns of Sheppey & Sittingbourne. We provide Live-In care workers throughout Kent and the surrounding counties. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, waking nights and 24-hour care. It is run by Mrs Emma Lumsden. The agency has been registered since October 2013.

At its latest inspection, published August 2023, the CQC rated ApproCare Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

ApproCare charges £12.81 to £14.25 an hour for hourly visits, a figure published on the agency's own website in September 2026. Two visits a day of an hour each comes to about £179 a week. Live-in care is £900 a week. That is about 50% below the typical hourly rate in Kent of £25.50.

On how it works, the agency says: 30 minute visits, free assessment, takes direct payments, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 383 registered home care agencies in Kent. Others working the same area include River Stone (UK) Limited, Cartref Homes Supported Living Scheme and Boldglen Limited Medway Swale, 2 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.