Home care agency · Tonbridge

My Homecare West Kent

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

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Address
6 Alexandra Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2AA
Run by
Kindred Hearts 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
May 2018 (8 years)
Registered manager
Katie Dorothy Starr Mary-Anne Rose Quilter
Company check
Active, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11168591)
Last CQC check
22 May 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-5241373424

The service in brief

My Homecare West Kent in Tonbridge is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Kindred Hearts Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (May 2019). It is one of 35 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Tonbridge; 18 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

How its rating has changed

  1. May 2019 Good
  2. Today Rating 7 years old

CQC rating timeline for this address.

Reports on the CQC website

The neighbourhood

Ward
Vauxhall
Parliamentary constituency
Tonbridge
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in TN9 (8)

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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

The company behind My Homecare West Kent

My Homecare West Kent is run by Kindred Hearts Ltd (company 11168591), incorporated in 2018.

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).

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

Who the service is registered for

Registration details from CQC.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • It provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats in the community.
  • Where they do we also take into account any wider social care provided.
  • People's experience of using this service: People received care and support from regular staff who were kind and caring.
  • People's needs had been fully assessed before they received support from the service.

Inspected 8 May 2019; report published 22 May 2019. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from My Homecare West Kent 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.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

With savings below £23,250, Kent Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • 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

From CQC's latest report, published 22 May 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Kent share it.

Choice nearby

There are 14 other agencies within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is SAP Care Services Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

15 of the 18 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Vauxhall 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 Kent and Medway ICB.

The ratings in context

My Homecare West Kent 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.

Track record

Registered in May 2018, it has 8 years on the CQC register.

So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in May 2019.

No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

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My Homecare West Kent in local context

  • Rated Good. Across Kent, 82% of the 222 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (May 2019) is more recent than 17% of agency ratings in Kent.
  • Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 68% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Kent lists 6.

Based on the CQC register for Kent as at Oct 2026.

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Questions about My Homecare West Kent

When was My Homecare West Kent last inspected?
22 May 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
Is My Homecare West Kent registered for dementia care?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
Is My Homecare West Kent a registered provider?
Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-5241373424 and was rated Good overall in May 2019.
Where is My Homecare West Kent based?
The agency works from 6 Alexandra Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2AA; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
How did My Homecare West Kent score on each CQC key question?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
How much does My Homecare West Kent charge?
My Homecare West Kent hasn't shared a price list 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.
Who is the registered provider for My Homecare West Kent?
My Homecare West Kent is run by Kindred Hearts Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
What kind of care can My Homecare West Kent offer?
Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask My Homecare West Kent how it would adapt if needs increase.

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