Xtracare Ltd

Xtracare Ltd 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 Based in Aylesford, Kent, we provide social and home care for clients across West Kent, including Maidstone, Bearsted, Larkfield, Lenham, Beltring, Ditton, Trottiscliffe, Hawkenbury, Addington, Detling, Halling, Blue Bell Hill, West Malling, Burham, Kings Hill, West Kingsdown, Yalding, Paddock Wood, Vigo Village, Leybourne, Boxley, Birling, East Malling, Headcorn, Snodland, Hadlow, Wouldham, Eccles, Wateringbury, Meopham, Cuxton, West Kent, Wrotham, Marden, Coxheath and Walderslade. 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. Its website lists hourly visits and respite care. It is run by Xtracare. The agency has been registered since May 2011.

At its latest inspection, published January 2019, the CQC rated Xtracare Ltd 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.

Xtracare Ltd 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: employs its carers, carers drive and 18 years operating. 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 Clece Care Services Ditton, Glorycrown Healthcare Ltd and Eclectic Care 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.