Home care agency · Canterbury

Kent Home Care Limited

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 22 August 2019 Rating 7 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Address
2 Oaten Hill Court, Oaten Hill, Canterbury, CT1 3HS
Run by
Kent Home Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
August 2014 (12 years)
Registered manager
Shaun Farkhondeh
Company check
Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08998867)
Last CQC check
22 Aug 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care

Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-1562746096

The service in brief

Kent Home Care Limited in Canterbury is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (August 2019). It is one of 41 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Canterbury; 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

History with CQC

Kent Home Care Limited has been registered with CQC since August 2014, about 12 years.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.

3 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 22 August 2019.

How it fits locally

There are 19 other agencies within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Primcura Healthcare Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.

5 of the 7 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Barton ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.

Ownership and company checks

Kent Home Care Limited is run by Kent Home Care Limited (company 08998867), incorporated in 2014.

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).

What inspectors found

  • People and relatives told us they felt safe with care staff and staff were able to demonstrate a good awareness of each person's safety and how to minimise identified risks.
  • People were supported by live in care staff that were caring.
  • People received care and support based on their individual needs and preferences.
  • Staff were knowledgeable about people, their needs and preferences and used this to develop a good relationship with the people they visited.

Inspected 17 June 2019; report published 22 August 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Kent Home Care Limited at £30–£37 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 £350 a week.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Kent Council for a free care needs assessment.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood178 of 226 in Kent
  • EffectiveGood194 of 226 in Kent
  • CaringGood203 of 226 in Kent
  • ResponsiveGood198 of 225 in Kent
  • Well-ledGood160 of 226 in Kent

Source: CQC, published 22 August 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Kent share it.

Who they support

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Rating history

  1. Nov 2015 Requires improvement
  2. Dec 2016 Good
  3. Aug 2019 Good
  4. Today Rating 7 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order.

CQC reports

Area and map

Ward
Barton
Parliamentary constituency
Canterbury
NHS integrated care board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban, further from a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in CT1 (18)

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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

What the ratings tell you

Kent Home Care Limited has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 159 of the 225 other agencies in Kent that CQC has rated.

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Compared with other agencies locally

  • Rated Good. Across Kent, 82% of the 222 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (August 2019) is more recent than 23% of agency ratings in Kent.
  • Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 83% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Kent lists 6.

All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Kent; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about Kent Home Care Limited

How did Kent Home Care Limited score on each CQC key question?
CQC rates five key questions. For Kent Home Care Limited: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
Is Kent Home Care Limited registered for dementia care?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
Is Kent Home Care Limited regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
It is. The CQC register records Kent Home Care Limited as a home care agency, location ID 1-1562746096 and was rated Good overall in August 2019.
When did CQC last rate Kent Home Care Limited?
CQC published the current rating on 22 August 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
What kind of care can Kent Home Care Limited offer?
Kent Home Care Limited is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
How much does care from Kent Home Care Limited cost?
Kent Home Care Limited has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
Where is Kent Home Care Limited based?
2 Oaten Hill Court, Oaten Hill, Canterbury, CT1 3HS. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.

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