Home care agency · Chatham
A1 Healthcare Solutions
Illustrative photo, not of A1 Healthcare Solutions- Address
- 65 Ordnance Street, Chatham, ME4 6SB
- Run by
- A1 Healthcare Solutions Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2023 (3 years)
- Registered manager
- Adebukunola Esther Alao-Adejumo
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2020 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12900449)
- Last CQC check
- 30 Jan 2026
- 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-14645052049
The service in brief
A1 Healthcare Solutions is a CQC-registered home care agency in Chatham, run by A1 Healthcare Solutions Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages and children, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Requires improvement overall (January 2026). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 145 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Rochester; 47 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
A1 Healthcare Solutions over the years
CQC registration dates from January 2023, so the service has been operating for around 3 years under its current registration.
There is a single overall rating on record, Requires improvement (January 2026).
What the ratings tell you
For A1 Healthcare Solutions, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Medway, 16 of 49 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (33%), while 15 of 49 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (31%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe16 of 49 in Medway
- Effective36 of 49 in Medway
- Caring44 of 49 in Medway
- Responsive37 of 49 in Medway
- Well-led15 of 49 in Medway
Source: CQC, published 30 January 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in Medway share it.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from A1 Healthcare Solutions 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.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
Medway Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People told us they felt safe and were treated with kindness and respect.
- Staff promoted independence and choice, and care was tailored to individual preferences, including cultural and religious needs.
- Feedback from people and relatives was positive, describing staff as compassionate and professional.
- People said staff consistently used protective equipment and followed infection control practices.
In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Around Chatham
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Livingwell Services Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (4 of the nearest 25).
Its rating is more recent than any of the 11 nearest rated agencies.
It sits in Fort Pitt ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Where it is
- Ward
- Fort Pitt
- Council
- Medway Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in ME4 (27)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
Ownership and company checks
A1 Healthcare Solutions is run by A1 Healthcare Solutions Ltd (company 12900449), incorporated in 2020, 2 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, its confirmation statement is overdue, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care, care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse, residential care for older and disabled people and other residential care.
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Where A1 Healthcare Solutions stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Medway, 65% of the 48 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2026) is more recent than 92% of agency ratings in Medway.
- Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 45% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Medway lists 5.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (35% of home care agencies in Medway are also rated below Good here); Well-led (35% of home care agencies in Medway are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Medway, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Guides for families
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What families ask about A1 Healthcare Solutions
- Is A1 Healthcare Solutions rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For A1 Healthcare Solutions: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from A1 Healthcare Solutions cost?
- A1 Healthcare Solutions has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who runs A1 Healthcare Solutions?
- A1 Healthcare Solutions is run by A1 Healthcare Solutions Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What services is A1 Healthcare Solutions registered for?
- Registration for A1 Healthcare Solutions covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- When did CQC last rate A1 Healthcare Solutions?
- The latest rating is dated 30 January 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can A1 Healthcare Solutions care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is A1 Healthcare Solutions registered with CQC?
- Yes. A1 Healthcare Solutions is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-14645052049) and was rated Requires improvement overall in January 2026.
- Where is A1 Healthcare Solutions?
- 65 Ordnance Street, Chatham, ME4 6SB. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
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