Kent Social Care Professionals Domiciliary Service

Kent Social Care Professionals Domiciliary Service is a home care agency based in Maidstone, 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 Maidstone office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is part of City and County Healthcare Group, which has 158 branches in England. The agency has been registered since February 2011.

At its latest inspection, published October 2021, the CQC rated Kent Social Care Professionals Domiciliary Service 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.

Kent Social Care Professionals Domiciliary Service 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 The Garden of Kent Homecare LTD t/a The Garden of England Homecare, Vibrant Homecare Maidstone and Elizabeths Rose Home Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.