Elmes Homecare

Elmes Homecare is a home care agency based in Beckenham, in the Bromley council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Elmes Homecare is an independent, family-run domiciliary care agency serving Bromley and South Croydon. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, 24-hour care, respite care and hospital discharge. The agency has been registered since February 2018.

At its latest inspection, published September 2025, the CQC rated Elmes Homecare 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.

Elmes Homecare has told us it charges £33.50 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 £469 a week. Live-in care is from £1,520 a week. That is about 15% above the typical hourly rate in Bromley of £29.22.

On how it works, the agency says: care within 24 hours and 6 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 83 registered home care agencies in Bromley. Others working the same area include Right at Home Bromley, Double Ark Sydenham Road and Plum Care Ltd, 3 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.