Home Care in Broadstairs
Broadstairs has 6 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, and 3 have not yet been rated. 2 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Broadstairs at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Broadstairs, 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: 18,100. Rising to 20,300 by 2035, up 12%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 22%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,400. Rising to 6,600 by 2035, up 48%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 58%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Kent as a whole is 62%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 5 opened, 1 closed. 21 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 29 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 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.
Arranging care at home in Broadstairs and meeting the cost
Care at home is bought by the hour rather than by the week, which makes the arithmetic different from a residential placement and often less predictable. A package of three short visits a day costs nothing like a package of two long ones, even where the total hours match. Working out what is actually needed, and when, is therefore the first task rather than the last.
Asking for needs to be assessed in Broadstairs
Anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to an assessment of those needs, whatever their finances. For people living in Broadstairs this is arranged through Kent County Council, which is responsible for adult social care assessment and for funded support. The assessment looks at washing and dressing, medication, meals, mobility around the house and the help already being given unpaid. Where a relative is providing that help, a carer's assessment in their own name is worth requesting at the same time.
Hourly rates and what moves them
Agencies set their own hourly rates, and those rates rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays, so ask for a written schedule of charges rather than a headline figure. Check whether travel time comes out of the visit, what the minimum call length is, and how a late or missed visit is handled on the invoice. Where the council contributes after a financial assessment, it may commission the hours directly or offer a direct payment so the family can choose the agency itself. Ask which applies before anything is agreed.
Choosing between the home care agencies in Broadstairs
Working with a half rated list
Three providers without a published rating is a significant share of six, and an absent rating is not a poor one; it usually means an agency registered recently and has not yet had a first full inspection. For those providers, lean on what you can verify yourself: who owns and runs the agency, how long the registered manager has been in post, what training new carers receive before working alone, and whether references from current clients are offered freely. For the two rated Good and the one rated Requires Improvement, the published report gives you a documented starting point instead.
The questions that decide whether care at home works
Continuity is the single thing that makes or breaks a home care arrangement, so ask how many different carers would come in a fortnight and whether a regular one is realistic at the times you need. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, how late a visit can run before anyone is told, and who telephones the family when a call is missed. Establish who writes the support plan, how often it is reviewed, and whether a senior member of staff ever visits to see the care being given. Turning Point and Kent Enablement at Home are among those listed below with their inspection detail attached.
6 home care in Broadstairs
- Integrity24 Care · Broadstairs, Kent
- Royalcare- Thanet · Broadstairs, Kent · CQC Good
- Seeds Care · Broadstairs, Kent
- Turning Point - DCA · Broadstairs, Kent · CQC Good
- Beech Tree Total Care - Bradstow Court · Broadstairs, Kent
- Enablement at Home · Broadstairs, 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
- Royalcare- Thanet, 15 September 2026, Good
- Seeds Care Limited, 23 October 2024, Not yet rated
- Kent Enablement at Home, 30 November 2019, Good
Longest since a report
- Turning Point - Kent DCA, 5 September 2019, Good
- Kent Enablement at Home, 30 November 2019, Good
- Seeds Care Limited, 23 October 2024, Not yet rated
Frequently asked questions about home care in Broadstairs
How many home care agencies are there in Broadstairs?
Broadstairs has 6 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Good, 3 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 Broadstairs?
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 Broadstairs were inspected most recently?
Royalcare- Thanet (15 September 2026), Seeds Care Limited (23 October 2024) and Kent Enablement at Home (30 November 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.