Home Care in Deal
Deal has 9 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 4 of the 9 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Deal at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Deal, 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: 15,300. Rising to 18,000 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,500 by 2035, up 27%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,800. Rising to 5,800 by 2035, up 53%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 59%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Kent as a whole is 62%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 2 closed. 19 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 29 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
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Planning and paying for home care in Deal
Settle what is needed before what it costs
Two conversations sit behind any arrangement, and families often have them the wrong way round: what help is genuinely needed, and who pays for it. Answering the first makes the second far simpler, because a clear picture of the visits required turns a vague worry about money into a straightforward calculation. Both take longer than expected, so an early start is worth more than any amount of research.
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, whatever their savings. It is carried out by Kent County Council, which considers what the person can manage safely alone and what support would close the gap. Ask for it in writing where you can and keep a record of who you spoke to and when. A relative providing regular unpaid support can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right, which is frequently overlooked until it is overdue.
What the visits cost
A financial assessment follows and determines what, if anything, the local authority contributes. Savings and most income are taken into account, and the rules applied to support at home differ from those used for a permanent move into residential care. Hourly rates vary between providers and commonly rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Ask for the rate in writing together with the minimum visit length and what happens if a call is missed or cut short, because those details decide what the arrangement is genuinely worth. Where the authority contributes, some families take a direct payment and arrange support themselves, which allows a free choice of provider.
Choosing a provider in Deal and what to check
Continuity above all
Ask each of the nine providers here how many different care workers a person is likely to see over a fortnight. Familiarity counts for a great deal once someone is frail or easily confused, and agencies vary widely on this point. Ask how visits are scheduled, what happens when a regular worker is unwell, and how much notice families receive when the rota changes. Ask how each call is recorded and whether relatives can see those records.
Reading an uneven record
Two providers here are rated Requires Improvement and three have yet to be rated. A rating below Good is a reason to read rather than a reason to stop, since the report sets out what inspectors found and what the provider was asked to put right. For unrated agencies, ask for references and find out how long current clients have been with them. Where reports exist, as with Caremark at Dover, Park View Domiciliary Care or Your Choice, read them rather than stopping at the rating.
The first fortnight
Ask what the provider does after two weeks to check the arrangement is working. That early review is where a rota which looked sensible on paper either proves itself or begins to show gaps nobody planned for.
9 home care in Deal
- Your Choice · 37A Golf Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 6PY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Sharon Clark
Your Choice supports people in their own homes in Deal and the surrounding parts of Kent. Most of the people we work with are adults with learning disabilities or autistic adults, and many of them are younger adults building lives of their...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Q Leaf Care · 14-16, Deal, Kent, CT14 6ES
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Q Leaf Care Limited
Q Leaf Care supports people in their own homes in Deal and the surrounding parts of Kent. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, and with people who have physical disabilities. Most people come to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Safe Choice Care · 70 York Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7EE
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Safe Choice Care Ltd
At Safe Choice Care, we provide home care support to people living in Deal and the surrounding areas of Kent. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible, surrounded by the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Park View Domiciliary Care · 22 William Pitt Avenue, Deal, Kent, CT14 9QF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mr Kenneth Saggs
Park View Domiciliary Care supports people in their own homes in and around Deal, Kent. We work with adults who have a learning disability or autism and with people living with a physical disability, providing the practical support that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - Lauriem Complete Care · 32 Albert Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9FE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lauriem Complete Care Limited
We at Lauriem Complete Care Deal are proud to provide compassionate home care across Deal and the surrounding Kent communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating from the CT...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Caremark (Dover) · Betteshangar Sustainable Parks, Deal, Kent, CT14 0EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Costain Care (Dover) Limited
Caremark provides care at home for people living in Deal, Dover and the surrounding parts of east Kent. Home care is the whole of what we do, and we think there is merit in concentrating on one thing and doing it well. Our carers visit... - Lauriem Ceaser Court (EC) · Mongeham Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 8JW
Home care · Run by Lauriem Complete Care Limited
Lauriem Ceaser Court is a home care agency in Deal, Kent, supporting people in their own homes and in extra care housing in the town and the surrounding area. Our purpose is a plain one. We help people stay somewhere they recognise as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Ever Kind Care · 1 Sydney Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 9JP
Home care · Run by Ever Kind Care Ltd
We at Ever Kind Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Deal and the surrounding communities of Kent, supporting older people and adults of all ages to live well in the place they know best, their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - WeKare Personal Assistants · Small Office, Deal, Kent, CT14 6EL
Home care · Run by WeKare Personal Assistants Ltd
We at WeKare Personal Assistants are proud to offer compassionate home care across Deal and the wider Kent community, bringing professional support directly to the place people love most: their own home. Based in the CT postcode area, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
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
- Lauriem Complete Care Limited - Deal, 27 August 2026, Good
- Q Leaf Care Limited, 12 November 2025, Requires improvement
- Caremark (Dover), 15 July 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Your Choice, 18 October 2018, Good
- Safe Choice Care, 19 June 2019, Requires improvement
- Park View Domiciliary Care, 19 October 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Deal
How many home care agencies are there in Deal?
Deal has 9 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 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 Deal?
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 Deal were inspected most recently?
Lauriem Complete Care Limited - Deal (27 August 2026), Q Leaf Care Limited (12 November 2025) and Caremark (Dover) (15 July 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.