PentaCare (Bromley & Orpington)

Who runs it

PentaCare (Bromley & Orpington) is run by Pentacare Services Ltd (company 12725330), incorporated in 2020, 4 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

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

Pentacare Services Ltd runs 4 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from PentaCare (Bromley & Orpington) at £32.50–£39.50 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 £380 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 it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Compassion Home Care Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

It sits in Petts Wood & Knoll 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.