HF Trust Hythe

HF Trust Hythe is a home care agency based in Hythe, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Hythe office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of HF Trust, which has 18 branches in England. The agency has been registered since April 2013.

HF Trust Hythe has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

HF Trust Hythe has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Kent. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 383 registered home care agencies in Kent. Others working the same area include Papillon Home Care, PFC Care Ltd and Beech Tree Total Care – Dover and Hythe. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.