Home care agency · Rochester
Making a Difference (South East) Ltd
Typical fee here £29–£35.50 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Making a Difference (South East) Ltd- Address
- Unit 5, A J A Business Centre, Rochester Airport Industrial Estate, Laker Road, Rochester, ME1 3EZ
- Run by
- Making a Difference (South East) Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- July 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- Kathleen Anne Martin
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13375942)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £29–£35.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-19831874755
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Making a Difference (South East) Ltd is based in Rochester. It supports adults under 65 and children, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
CQC has not published a rating for this service yet, which is common for newly registered services. It is one of 163 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Chatham; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ownership and company checks
Making a Difference (South East) Ltd is run by Making A Difference (south East) Ltd (company 13375942), incorporated in 2021, 3 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).
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Rela Support Services Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (7 of the nearest 25).
It sits in Aylesford North & North Downs ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Making a Difference (South East) Ltd at £29–£35.50 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 £340 a week.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
Kent Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Aylesford North & North Downs
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Smaller rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in ME1 (12)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 22% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 3 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.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Rochester: home care agencies inspected recently
- Azure CareDec 2025 · 2.7 miles
- Galilee CareMar 2026 · 0.9 miles
- Intrinsic CareJul 2025 · 0.9 miles
Quick answers about Making a Difference (South East) Ltd
- Where is Making a Difference (South East) Ltd?
- The agency works from Unit 5, A J A Business Centre, Rochester Airport Industrial Estate, Laker Road, Rochester, ME1 3EZ; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- How much does care from Making a Difference (South East) Ltd cost?
- Making a Difference (South East) 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 written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- What type of care does Making a Difference (South East) Ltd provide?
- Registration for Making a Difference (South East) Ltd covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Making a Difference (South East) Ltd a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-19831874755 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Is Making a Difference (South East) Ltd registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.