Maidstone, Kent

Maidstone, Kent 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 We have worked with a wide range of care home owners and managers over the years to help them gain access to the skilled healthcare personnel that they require in Kent and Medway. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. Its website lists live-in care, sleeping nights, waking nights and end of life care. It is run by ECL Healthcare. The agency has been registered since June 2023.

Maidstone, Kent 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.

Maidstone, Kent 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: private clients only. 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 Elizabeths Rose Home Care, The Garden of Kent Homecare LTD t/a The Garden of England Homecare and Glorycrown Healthcare Ltd, 1 of which has 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.