Home care agency · Bromley

Kentish Homecare

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 4 April 2020 Rating 6 years old

Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate

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Address
First Floor Suite, St Luke's Hall, Raglan Road, Bromley, BR2 9NN
Run by
Kentish Homecare Agency Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Hiswella Kankanamalage Padmini De Silva
Company check
Active, trading since 2008 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06753712)
Last CQC check
4 Apr 2020
Typical fees Estimated
£34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Registered activities: Personal care

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-118876341

The service in brief

Kentish Homecare is a CQC-registered home care agency in Bromley, run by Kentish Homecare Agency Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2020). It is one of 87 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Bromley; 50 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Reading Kentish Homecare's CQC ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Kentish Homecare: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 44 of the 56 other agencies in Bromley that CQC has rated.

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Homesdale Supported Living, under 0.5 miles away.

9 of the 15 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Bromley Common & Holwood ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South East London ICB.

Who the service is registered for

Registration details from CQC.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Kentish Homecare at £34–£41.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £390 a week.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,620–£1,980 a week locally.

With savings below £23,250, Bromley Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

How its rating has changed

  1. Aug 2016 Requires improvement
  2. Sep 2017 Good
  3. Apr 2020 Good
  4. Today Rating 6 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

Published inspection reports

The neighbourhood

Ward
Bromley Common & Holwood
Parliamentary constituency
Bromley and Biggin Hill
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in BR2 (17)

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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.

The inspection, summarised

  • It provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats.
  • People's experience of using this service: People and their relatives gave us positive feedback about their safety and told us staff treated them well.
  • Staff administered prescribed medicines to people safely and people were protected from the risk of infection.
  • People were supported by effectively deployed staff and their visits were monitored.

Inspected 28 February 2020; report published 4 April 2020. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeGood50 of 57 in Bromley
  • EffectiveGood52 of 56 in Bromley
  • CaringGood52 of 56 in Bromley
  • ResponsiveGood50 of 56 in Bromley
  • Well-ledGood45 of 57 in Bromley

Source: CQC, published 4 April 2020. Under each rating: how many agencies in Bromley share it.

The registered provider

Kentish Homecare is run by Kentish Homecare Agency Limited (company 06753712), incorporated in 2008, 2 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Track record

Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2020), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

At 6 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 4 April 2020.

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Compared with other agencies locally

  • Rated Good. Across Bromley, 88% of the 57 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (April 2020) is more recent than 32% of agency ratings in Bromley.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Bromley lists 6.

Based on the CQC register for Bromley as at Oct 2026.

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Quick answers about Kentish Homecare

What type of care does Kentish Homecare provide?
Kentish Homecare is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
Which provider runs Kentish Homecare?
On CQC's register the provider is Kentish Homecare Agency Limited.
How much does care from Kentish Homecare cost?
Kentish Homecare hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
Is Kentish Homecare rated well for safety?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
Where is Kentish Homecare?
The agency's base is First Floor Suite, St Luke's Hall, Raglan Road, Bromley, BR2 9NN. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
Is Kentish Homecare a registered provider?
Registered, yes: location 1-118876341 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in April 2020.
Can Kentish Homecare care for someone with dementia?
Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
How recent is Kentish Homecare's CQC rating?
CQC published the current rating on 4 April 2020, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.

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