Azure Care

Azure Care is a home care agency based in Chatham, in the Medway council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Azure Care services operates in Medway, Kent, including Chatham, Gillingham, Strood, Rainham, Rochester, St Marys Island, Lordswood, Walderslade, and Hempstead Valley. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists live-in care, sleeping nights, respite care, end of life care and companionship without personal care. The agency has been registered since November 2019.

At its latest inspection, published December 2025, the CQC rated Azure Care Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Azure Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Medway. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

On how it works, the agency says: 24/7 on-call, family app or online notes, care within 24 hours and free assessment. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 102 registered home care agencies in Medway. Others working the same area include Independent Care and Support Limited, Bumade Healthcare Services Ltd and Intrinsic 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.