One Step South Domiciliary Care Agency

One Step South Domiciliary Care Agency is a home care agency based in Folkestone, 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 Folkestone 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 CareTech Community Services, which has 13 branches in England. The agency has been registered since April 2018.

One Step South Domiciliary Care Agency 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.

One Step South Domiciliary Care Agency 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 Expertise Homecare (South East Coast), Liberty Lodge Limited and Helping Hands Folkestone. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.