Which home care agencies cover Bexley?

Sixteen agencies registered to provide care at home appear on this page, each registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include J.C Michael Groups, Avante Home Care and Support Service and Joycecare, alongside others working locally. Every listing shows the provider name, the current CQC rating where one has been awarded and a link to the full profile. Coverage varies by address, so confirm that an agency visits the road in question before going further.

What should we ask a home care agency in Bexley before committing?

Ask how many different carers will come in a typical fortnight and whether you can meet them beforehand. Ask what the agency does when a carer is off sick, how late or missed visits are handled and who is reachable outside office hours. Check how the care plan is written, how often it is reviewed and how medication support is recorded. Ask for the full rate card in writing, covering weekend rates, travel charges and notice periods for changes.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home offers accommodation with personal care, such as help with washing, dressing, meals and medication. A nursing home provides the same with registered nurses on duty at all hours for clinical care. Home care differs from both, since the support travels to the person and is charged by the visit or the hour. Families often begin with home care and look at residential options only when the hours required stop being practical.

Will the London Borough of Bexley pay for home care?

It may, following a financial assessment carried out after the care needs assessment. The London Borough of Bexley considers income, savings and capital, and contributes towards the cost where these fall below the national threshold. Funding is set at a level judged sufficient to meet assessed needs and can be taken as a direct payment so the household arranges its own care. Where savings sit above the threshold, the arrangement is private between the family and the agency.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Bexley?

Ask the adult social care team at the London Borough of Bexley for a care needs assessment. It is free, it is not means tested and anyone who appears to need care is entitled to one. A relative, a GP or a hospital team can make the referral where the person cannot do so. The assessment looks at daily tasks, safety and existing support, and it establishes what hours of care are considered necessary.

How far in advance should we start arranging care at home?

As soon as the need is foreseeable, because assessments take time and agencies do not always have capacity immediately. A few weeks of notice lets you approach more than one provider and read the inspection reports properly. If a hospital discharge is planned, tell the council early, since those cases are handled faster. Where someone is declining gradually, an assessment now avoids a rushed choice later.

Home Care in Bexley

Bexley has 17 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, 4 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, and 10 have not yet been rated. 7 of the 17 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Bexley at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Bexley, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 21,800. Rising to 24,400 by 2035, up 11%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,900. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 18%
People aged 85 and over: 6,400. Rising to 8,300 by 2035, up 29%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 74%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 3 closed. 67 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 1052 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 miles).

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

What home care in Bexley involves and what to look for

Care at home is measured in visits rather than rooms: half an hour in the morning to help someone wash and dress, a call at lunchtime, perhaps someone at bedtime. The quality of it rests almost entirely on whether those visits happen when they should and who turns up.

Reading a mixed set of inspection results

Two agencies here are rated Good, four are rated Requires Improvement, one is rated Inadequate and nine carry no rating yet. That spread makes the reports essential reading rather than optional. Inspectors comment on punctuality, on whether care plans match what people actually need, on how medicines are recorded and on how quickly the office responds when something goes wrong, which is exactly what families notice. Where an agency has been rated Inadequate or Requires Improvement, read what was found and ask directly what has changed since, then judge the answer against the date of the inspection.

The questions that reveal how an agency runs

Ask how many different carers will visit over a fortnight, since continuity matters more to most people than anything in a brochure. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, how late a visit may run before the office telephones, and who answers the phone on a Sunday evening. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, whether you can meet the carers before they start, and how complaints are logged and resolved. An agency that answers those questions concretely is usually one that has thought about them before.

Getting an assessment and working out the funding

The formal route sets out what care is needed and opens the door to any public contribution towards its cost.

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care can ask for an assessment, free and regardless of savings. It examines the shape of a day: getting up, washing, meals, medication, moving safely about the house and managing in the evening, and it produces a support plan stating how many hours are considered necessary. London Borough of Bexley Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that follows. A relative providing regular support can request a carer's assessment of their own.

Hourly rates and who pays

Home care is charged by the visit or by the hour, with higher rates at weekends and on bank holidays. Where the financial assessment finds savings below the national threshold, the council contributes towards the cost, and that contribution can be taken as a direct payment so the household chooses its own agency. Above the threshold the arrangement is private. Ask for a full rate card in writing, including travel charges, minimum visit lengths and the notice needed to change or cancel a visit, since a weekly total often looks different once those are counted. Ask as well how quickly a package can be increased if someone returns from hospital needing more help, because that flexibility is what keeps an arrangement workable.

17 home care in Bexley

Avante Home Care and Support Service · Unit A, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 4LP
Home care · Run by Avante Care and Support Limited
We at Avante Home Care and Support Service are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bexleyheath and the wider Bexley area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best, their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
SR-Care Point Administration Office · Unit 9, Bexley, Bexley, DA5 1LW
Home care · Run by SR Care Point Ltd
We at SR-Care Point Administration Office are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bexley and the wider DA postcode area, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes whilst receiving...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Impact Project Solutions · 137a, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7EZ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Impact Project Solutions Ltd
We at Impact Project Solutions are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bexleyheath and the surrounding Bexley community, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Prestigious Care Services - Main Office · 33 Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 4HT
Home care · Run by Prestigious Care Services Limited
We provide care at home in Bexleyheath and the surrounding part of Bexley, visiting people in their own houses so that life can carry on in familiar surroundings. Our work starts with understanding how somebody actually lives and what has...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
J.C Michael Groups · 189 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7ER
Home care · CQC Good · Run by J.C.Michael Groups Ltd
We at J.C Michael Groups Bexley are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bexleyheath and the wider London Borough of Bexley, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Adele Care Services · 10 Lydd Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 5PB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Adele Care Services Limited
We at Adele Care are a home care agency proudly supporting people across Bexleyheath and the wider Borough of Bexley, delivering personalised care in the one place that means the most to our clients: their own home. Being based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Advance, Kent and East London Domicilary Care and Supported Living Services · 75 Lion Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 8NW
Home care · Run by Advance Housing and Support Ltd
We at Advance Bexley, Kent and East London Domicilary Care and Supported Living provide compassionate home care across Bexleyheath and the wider Bexley area, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Radfield Home Care, Dartford and Sidcup · Unit 2-3 The Old School House, Bexley, Bexley, DA5 1LU
Home care · Run by Gill Territory Limited
Radfield Home Care Bexley, Dartford and Sidcup is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Bexley and the neighbouring towns. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Sinai Healthcare · 22 Grove Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 6AX
Home care · Run by Sinai Healthcare Ltd
Sinai Healthcare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bexleyheath and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults who need help to manage at home. The work is practical and it is judged on...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Global House Facilities (UK) · 1 Cotswold Close, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 6ST
Home care · CQC Inadequate · Run by Global House Facilities (UK) Ltd
Global House Facilities is a home care agency in Bexleyheath, supporting people in their own homes across Bexley and nearby. We work with older people, adults with a physical disability and younger adults. Nearly everyone who contacts us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Home Care · 1st Floor Office, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 8LX
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Bexley Homecare Services Ltd
Bexley Home Care provides care and support to people in their own homes across Bexleyheath and the wider borough. Our work is about keeping people where they want to be, in familiar surroundings with their own routines intact. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Linarome - Regina's Place · 168 Church Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 4DU
Home care · Run by Care Essence Support Ltd
Regina's Place provides care at home for people living in Bexleyheath and the surrounding parts of Bexley. Our purpose is straightforward: to make staying at home a realistic, safe and comfortable option for as long as somebody wants it....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Capital Healthcare Management · Unit 1, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 4BT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Capital Healthcare Management Services Limited
Capital Healthcare Management provides care at home for people in Bexleyheath and the surrounding parts of Bexley. We support a wide range of adults, and each arrangement starts with a conversation about what the person wants from their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Eden Ivy Care · 48 Bexley High Street, Bexley, Bexley, DA5 1AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eden Ivy Care Limited
Eden Ivy Care supports people in their own homes across Bexley and the surrounding parts of south east London. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia or a mental health condition, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Holistic Care UK · 28 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 4HD
Home care · Run by Holistic Care U K Ltd
Holistic Care UK provides care in people's own homes in Bexleyheath and across the borough of Bexley. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, adults with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Springlite Resources · 324 Erith Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 6HJ
Home care · Run by Springlite Resources Ltd
Springlite Resources provides care at home for people in Bexleyheath and the surrounding parts of Bexley. We support people in the place they know best, with as much or as little help as they need, from a single call each morning through...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Joycecare · 10 Glengall Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA7 4AL
Home care · Run by RJM Care Services Ltd
We provide care at home in Bexleyheath and the surrounding area, supporting older adults, people living with dementia and younger adults. Our work covers washing and dressing, medication, meals, shopping and keeping a household ticking...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Bexley agencies publish a rate.	£22.88 to £30.05 an hour
What Bexley pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£23.88 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

Holistic Care UK, 10 January 2026, Not yet rated
Bexley Home Care, 9 October 2024, Requires improvement
Eden Ivy Care Ltd, 3 November 2023, Good

Longest since a report

J.C Michael Groups Ltd Bexley, 26 November 2021, Good
Global House Facilities (UK) Ltd, 30 June 2022, Inadequate
Joycecare, 6 July 2022, Not yet rated

Frequently asked questions about home care in Bexley

How many home care agencies are there in Bexley?

Bexley has 17 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate, 10 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 Bexley?

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Bexley agencies publish a rate. 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 Bexley were inspected most recently?

Holistic Care UK (10 January 2026), Bexley Home Care (9 October 2024) and Eden Ivy Care Ltd (3 November 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.