Eastdale Healthcare

Eastdale Healthcare is a home care agency based in Kettering, in the North Northamptonshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We are based in Kettering and provide home care across Northamptonshire and surrounding areas. This includes Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Northampton, Rushden, and nearby towns and villages. 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 same-day start. It is run by Mr Shepherd Hlubanyana. The agency has been registered since May 2021.

At its latest inspection, published October 2022, the CQC rated Eastdale Healthcare 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.

Eastdale Healthcare has told us it charges £29 an hour for hourly visits, a figure reported to us by the agency, so treat it as a guide rather than a quote, in September 2026. Two visits a day of an hour each comes to about £406 a week. That is about 26% above the typical hourly rate in North Northamptonshire of £23.

On how it works, the agency says: 30 minute visits, employs its carers, 24/7 on-call and free assessment. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 140 registered home care agencies in North Northamptonshire. Others working the same area include Totus Care Ltd, Vista Care Supported Living and Domicillary Care and Home Instead East Northants, 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.