Home Healthcare/Capable Care

Home Healthcare/Capable Care 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 Home Healthcare offers a wide range of different types of care and support services to clients in both Kent and nearby areas of south London. It is registered to care for people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, respite care and end of life care. It is run by Home Healthcare. The agency has been registered since January 2022.

At its latest inspection, published July 2023, the CQC rated Home Healthcare/Capable Care 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.

Home Healthcare/Capable Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Bromley with a rate on record typically charge about £29.22 an hour and £1,510 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, free assessment, no minimum contract, carers drive, 20 years operating and takes direct payments. 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 Elmes Homecare, Right at Home Bromley and Double Ark Sydenham Road, 4 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.