Boldglen Limited Medway Swale

Boldglen Limited Medway Swale is a home care agency based in Sittingbourne, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We are working in partnership with Kent County Council to provide homecare across Medway and Swale and are an approved provider by Medway Council delivering care to the residents of the Medway towns. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits. It is run by Boldglen. The agency has been registered since January 2015.

At its latest inspection, published April 2023, the CQC rated Boldglen Limited Medway Swale 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.

Boldglen Limited Medway Swale 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, free assessment, 36 years operating and takes council-funded clients. 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 Cartref Homes Supported Living Scheme, River Stone (UK) Limited and No Place Like Home, 1 of which has 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.