Papillon Home Care

Papillon Home Care is a home care agency based in Hythe, in the Kent council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We offer both short-term and long-term support in the following areas: Folkestone – Folkestone, Cheriton, Hythe, Hawkinge and Lympne. The Marsh – Lydd, Lydd-on-sea, Greatstone, Littlestone, New Romney. ST Marys Bay and Dymchurch. Dover. 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. Its website lists respite care. The agency has been registered since June 2018.

At its latest inspection, published July 2019, the CQC rated Papillon Home 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.

Papillon Home Care 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: free assessment. 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 Care in Kent Limited, Expertise Homecare (South East Coast) and Private Homecare Kent LTD (Stelling Minnis), 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.