Home Care in Aylesford
Aylesford has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Aylesford at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Aylesford, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, Kent: £28.50 to £39.15 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 14,300. Rising to 16,100 by 2035, up 13%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,800. Rising to 2,300 by 2035, up 24%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,800. Rising to 5,600 by 2035, up 48%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 48%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Kent as a whole is 62%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 24 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 139 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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What home care in Aylesford involves and what to look for
Care at home is assembled from visits rather than bought by the week, so what you are comparing is a rota. Calls of fifteen minutes to an hour or more are arranged at set times to cover help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and getting in and out of bed. Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see across a fortnight, because continuity is what families raise most often.
Where the grades sit
Royal British Veterans Enterprise Care Agency and Tendi Care are each rated Good. Maidstone Home Care Limited currently holds a rating of Requires Improvement, and Complete Home Care has no published rating as yet. For home care the responsive and well led sections of a report matter most, since they describe how missed calls and rota changes are handled.
Questions to ask before signing
Where an agency holds a lower grade, ask what has changed since the inspection and ask to see any action plan. Where no rating exists, ask when the agency registered and who manages it. Ask all of them what happens when a carer rings in sick, how late a visit can run before the family hears, and whether calls are logged electronically.
Getting an assessment and funding the support
The assessment shapes both the package and the cost, so it belongs at the start rather than once an agency has been picked. It is free, anyone may request it, and it sets out how many calls a day are needed and what each one has to achieve. Kent County Council is responsible for that assessment and for the financial assessment that follows it.
How the means test works for care at home
For support at home the value of the property being lived in is disregarded, which is the biggest single difference from a permanent care home placement. Savings and income are measured against the national capital thresholds, and a weekly amount is always protected for living costs. That is why many people pay part of the cost of their care rather than all of it.
Hourly rates and direct payments
Agencies charge by the hour, usually at a higher rate at weekends and on bank holidays, and short calls of fifteen or thirty minutes cost proportionately more than longer ones. Where the council funds a package it can be taken as a direct payment, which lets the family choose the agency themselves. Attendance allowance is not means tested and is often worth claiming first.
4 home care in Aylesford
- Complete Home Care · Aylesford, Kent
- Royal British Veterans Enterprise Care Agency · Aylesford, Kent · CQC Good
- Maidstone Home Care · Aylesford, Kent · CQC Requires improvement
- Tendi Care · Aylesford, Kent · CQC Good
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, Kent Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £32.00. | £28.50 to £39.15 an hour |
| What Kent pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £28.05 an hour |
| Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum. | £34.42 an hour |
| Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455. | £1,250 to £1,668 a week |
Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Tendi Care, 10 January 2023, Good
- Maidstone Home Care Limited, 8 March 2019, Requires improvement
- Royal British Veterans Enterprise Care Agency, 29 December 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Royal British Veterans Enterprise Care Agency, 29 December 2018, Good
- Maidstone Home Care Limited, 8 March 2019, Requires improvement
- Tendi Care, 10 January 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Aylesford
How many home care agencies are there in Aylesford?
Aylesford has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Aylesford?
Hourly care visits, Kent: £28.50 to £39.15 an hour. Middle half of prices from 7 agencies. Median £32.00. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.
Which home care agencies in Aylesford were inspected most recently?
Tendi Care (10 January 2023), Maidstone Home Care Limited (8 March 2019) and Royal British Veterans Enterprise Care Agency (29 December 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.