Home care agency

KITE - Keep Independent Through Enablement

Home care agency in Wandsworth

KITE - Keep Independent Through Enablement

Home care agency in Wandsworth

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodCultural HubGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • 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).
AddressThe Town Hall, 6th Floor, Town Hall Ext, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU

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About

KITE – Keep Independent Through Enablement is a home care agency based in London that delivers care and support in people's own homes. It supports older people, those with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health needs and sensory impairment. The agency is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led (2023 report).

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 18 September 2023 · Last inspected 9 August 2023

Inspectors rated this home-based short-term enablement service as good, noting that people kept choice and control and that staff acted in the least restrictive way and in people's best interests. Risks were assessed and recorded, staff were trained to prompt people with their medicines where needed, and infection control was followed. The report describes an open, well-organised management culture in which staff understood the provider's values and were willing to raise concerns.

Strengths noted
  • People were supported to make their own choices, and staff worked in the least restrictive way possible.
  • Staff were recruited appropriately, and there were enough of them to meet people's needs.
  • Risks were assessed and monitored, and incidents and safeguarding concerns were reported and investigated.
  • The management structure was clear, and the quality of the service was reviewed regularly with changes made where needed.

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.

Care provided

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
Hospital1.9 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — KITE - Keep Independent Through Enablement 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

KITE - Keep Independent Through Enablement is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 1.9 miles away. The local GP practice is WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital · 1.9 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.3 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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