Home care agency
Dependable Homecare LTD
Home care agency in Ashford, Kent
Dependable Homecare LTD
Home care agency in Ashford, Kent
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Dependable Homecare LTD is a home care agency based in Ashford, Kent, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports older people aged 65 and over, as well as younger adults under 65, enabling them to remain in their own homes with tailored domiciliary care.
The agency was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2022. It was assessed as Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, but Requires Improvement for Safe practice and Well-led leadership.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 19 August 2022 · Last inspected 29 June 2022
Inspectors found that staff know people well and understand how each person wants to be supported, and that people and their relatives are happy with the care they receive at home. Medicines are given on time, and people are supported to take them in the way they choose. Staff are trained for their roles and work well with outside professionals such as district nurses.
- Staff know people's health needs and preferences well
- People and their relatives describe staff as caring and kind
- Medicines are given on time and in line with people's choices
- Care plans include personal details such as life history and hobbies, and feedback is sought regularly
- Some identified risks are not always managed, because the information staff need is not always available
- Care plans and risk assessments are not always up to date or accurate, and staff have not always read them or been made aware of their contents
- The registered manager does not have an effective system to keep care records up to date and accurate
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenSparse
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Dependable Homecare LTD will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.
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Local health safety net
Dependable Homecare LTD is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is William Harvey Hospital (Ashford), 2.4 miles away. The local GP practice is KINGSNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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