Tender Loving Carers

Tender Loving Carers is a home care agency based in Whitstable, 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 Whitstable 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 mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Tender Loving Carers Domiciliary. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published December 2020, the CQC rated Tender Loving Carers 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.

Tender Loving Carers 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 Alder Associates Office, Pure Life Homecare and Beeches Homecare Services (Kent). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.