Expertise Homecare Ashford and Canterbury

Expertise Homecare Ashford and Canterbury is a home care agency based in Canterbury, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Areas: Ashford, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Faversham, Folkestone and Hythe, and Thanet. 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, end of life care and children's care. It is run by Capella Care. The agency has been registered since January 2018.

At its latest inspection, published April 2023, the CQC rated Expertise Homecare Ashford and Canterbury Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Expertise Homecare Ashford and Canterbury 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, takes direct payments, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. 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 Vibrant Home Care, Great Prospects Care Ltd and MyLife (Kent), 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.