Dependable Homecare LTD

Dependable Homecare LTD is a home care agency based in Ashford, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Locations - Ashford & surrounding areas. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, 24-hour care and companionship without personal care. It is run by Dependable Homecare. The agency has been registered since August 2020.

At its latest inspection, published August 2022, the CQC rated Dependable Homecare LTD 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.

Dependable Homecare LTD 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, 24/7 on-call, family app or online notes and free assessment. 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 Royalcare Ashford, Bluebird Care (Ashford) and Angelus Homecare - Ashford, 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.