Avante Home Care and Support Service

Avante Home Care and Support Service is a home care agency based in Faversham, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Avante Care & Support is a not-for-profit organisation operating 12 care homes across Kent, Bexley and Greenwich, alongside our home care services. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, 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, respite care and companionship without personal care. It is part of Avante Care & Support, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2015.

At its latest inspection, published April 2020, the CQC rated Avante Home Care and Support Service Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Avante Home Care and Support Service has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Kent with a rate on record typically charge about £25.50 an hour and £1,375 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers. 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 No Place Like Home, Expertise Homecare Ashford and Canterbury and Vibrant Home Care, 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.