Home care agency · Faversham
No Place Like Home
Typical fee here £31.50–£38.50 an hour Estimate
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Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Kent rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of No Place Like Home- Address
- Syndale Park, London Road, Ospringe, Faversham, ME13 0RH
- Run by
- No Place Like Home Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2013 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- Kim Woodhouse
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2012 (14 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08143019)
- Last CQC check
- 5 Apr 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £31.50–£38.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written 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 1-685628104
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, No Place Like Home is based in Faversham, run by No Place Like Home Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Outstanding overall (April 2019). It is one of 23 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Faversham; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
For No Place Like Home, Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding.
Across Kent, 3 of 227 rated agencies are Outstanding for Safe (1%), while 8 of 227 rated agencies are Outstanding for Effective (4%), while 13 of 227 rated agencies are Outstanding for Caring (6%), while 9 of 226 rated agencies are Outstanding for Responsive (4%), while 12 of 227 rated agencies are Outstanding for Well-led (5%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from No Place Like Home at £31.50–£38.50 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 £370 a week.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
With savings below £23,250, Kent Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
The inspection, summarised
- The aim of the service is to help people make the most of later life through providing companionship, developing confidence and tailoring the service to people's wishes.
- The service supports older people and specialises in caring for people living with dementia by providing minimum two hourly visits.
- Staff had worked continuously to further develop and nurture these areas and the areas of safe and caring.
- As a result, it provided an exceptionally outstanding service for the benefit of people and their family members.
Inspected 7 February 2019; report published 5 April 2019; supporting 11 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Choice nearby
There are 6 other agencies within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Dominion Logic Services, 0.6 miles away.
17 of the 19 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in East Downs ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe3 of 227 in Kent
- Effective8 of 227 in Kent
- Caring13 of 227 in Kent
- Responsive9 of 226 in Kent
- Well-led12 of 227 in Kent
As rated by CQC, published 5 April 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Kent share it; for example, 3 of 227 agencies in Kent rated Outstanding for Safe.
Earlier inspections
- Jul 2016
- Apr 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 5 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 28 July 2016
- Inspection report 16 October 2013
Finding it
- Ward
- East Downs
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in ME13 (7)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
Track record
No Place Like Home has been registered with CQC since June 2013, about 13 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Outstanding and staying Outstanding every time.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 5 April 2019.
The company behind No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home is run by No Place Like Home Limited (company 08143019), incorporated in 2012.
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 residential care for older and disabled people.
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
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No Place Like Home against its area
- Rated Outstanding. Across Kent, 82% of the 223 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2019) is more recent than 13% of agency ratings in Kent.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 86% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Kent lists 6.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Kent (Oct 2026).
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Frequently asked about No Place Like Home
- When did CQC last rate No Place Like Home?
- The latest rating is dated 5 April 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can No Place Like Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is No Place Like Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records No Place Like Home as a home care agency, location ID 1-685628104 and was rated Outstanding overall in April 2019.
- Where is No Place Like Home?
- Its office is at Syndale Park, London Road, Ospringe, Faversham, ME13 0RH. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- How is No Place Like Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Outstanding; Effective: Outstanding; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from No Place Like Home cost?
- No Place Like Home 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 No Place Like Home?
- CQC lists No Place Like Home Limited as the provider responsible for No Place Like Home.
- What type of care does No Place Like Home provide?
- No Place Like Home is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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