Home Instead, Greenwich & Bexley

Home Instead, Greenwich & Bexley is a home care agency based in Welling, in the Bexley 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 Welling office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. 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. It is part of Home Instead, which has 145 branches in England. The agency has been registered since November 2015.

At its latest inspection, published May 2019, the CQC rated Home Instead, Greenwich & Bexley Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Home Instead, Greenwich & Bexley has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Bexley with a rate on record typically charge about £23.75 an hour, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 61 registered home care agencies in Bexley. Others working the same area include Bluebird Care (Bexley), TLC Home Care Solutions Ltd and Hartwig Care (Bexley), 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.