Home care agency · Orpington
Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)
Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate
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- Office 10, Access Storage Arco Building, Cray Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3QB
- Run by
- Scodef Ltd (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Stella Chibuzor Opara
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09782176)
- Last CQC check
- 3 Sep 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-5612767910
About Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)
Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) in Orpington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Scodef Ltd. Its registered specialisms include dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2019). It is one of 235 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Swanley; 94 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from August 2018, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.
There is a single overall rating on record, Good (September 2019).
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,620–£1,980 per week.
With savings below £23,250, Bromley Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Alina Homecare Bromley, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 14 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in St Mary Cray ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South East London ICB.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) 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 44 of the 56 other agencies in Bromley that CQC has rated.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe50 of 57 in Bromley
- Effective52 of 56 in Bromley
- Caring52 of 56 in Bromley
- Responsive50 of 56 in Bromley
- Well-led45 of 57 in Bromley
From CQC's latest report, published 3 September 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Bromley share it.
Rating history
- Sep 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 3 September 2019
Where it is
- Ward
- St Mary Cray
- Council
- London Borough of Bromley · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orpington
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BR5 (12)
View on OpenStreetMap · Route planner · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
From the latest CQC inspection
- It provides personal care to people living in their own homes and flats.
- People's experience of using this service: People and their relatives gave us positive feedback about their safety and told us that staff treated them well.
- The provider had a policy and procedure for safeguarding adults and children from abuse.
- The registered manager and staff understood what abuse was, the types of abuse, and the signs to look for.
Inspected 14 August 2019; report published 3 September 2019. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) is run by Scodef Ltd (company 09782176), incorporated in 2015, 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 other human health activities and other residential care.
Scodef Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
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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 (September 2019) is more recent than 18% of agency ratings in Bromley.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 59% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Bromley lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Bromley; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Recently rated home care agencies near Swanley
- First Option Support LtdSep 2026 · 2.4 miles
- Cecile Healthcare UKJan 2026 · 2.5 miles
- Radfield Home Care Bromley, Orpington & BeckenhamFeb 2025 · 2.8 miles
Questions about Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)
- Is Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-5612767910 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in September 2019.
- Where is Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)?
- The agency works from Office 10, Access Storage Arco Building, Cray Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3QB; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- When did CQC last rate Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)?
- CQC published the current rating on 3 September 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Does Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) support people with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Who runs Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)?
- On CQC's register the provider is Scodef Ltd.
- What services is Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) registered for?
- Registration for Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- How is Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd) rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd): Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What are Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)'s fees?
- Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd)'s prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.