Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office is a home care agency in Chatham, Medway (ME4 4HW).

About Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Homeforts Specialist Care is a home care agency in Chatham, supporting people in their own homes across Medway. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have mental health needs and with people living with a physical disability. Calling ourselves specialist obliges us to be honest about what that means. It does not mean we can do everything. It means we assess properly before taking somebody on, we are candid when a need is beyond us, and we train carers for the particular people they will be supporting rather than in the abstract. The practical work covers personal care given without fuss, medication managed and recorded properly, meals cooked, help about the house, and support to move safely indoors. Where a physical disability is involved we take real care over how we assist with moving and transfers, because the right approach is specific to the individual and getting it wrong is painful and frightening. For people living with dementia we keep the same small group of carers going to the same homes, because familiarity is what keeps a visit calm. For people with mental health needs, what usually helps is structure and a presence that stays steady through the difficult weeks. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Call us and we will be straight about what we can take on and what we cannot.

Care provided at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Where is Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office located?

Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office is a home care agency based in Chatham, Medway (ME4 4HW), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.

What type of care does Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office provide?

Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Mental health care, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.

Does Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office provide dementia care?

Yes. Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the agency directly to discuss your individual situation.

Questions families ask about Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Can they support someone living with dementia at home?

Yes. Yes. Homeforts Specialist Care Ltd - Main Office is registered for dementia care in people's own homes.

Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?

Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.

Do they cover our area?

Yes. Homeforts Specialist Care Ltd - Main Office covers roughly 10 miles from Chatham.

Will the council help pay?

Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.

Typical home care fees in the South East

Homeforts Specialist Care Ltd - Main Office has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the South East, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

Indicative figures for the South East, not a quote from Homeforts Specialist Care Ltd - Main Office. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

More about the care at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Dementia Care at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Nobody has inspected Homeforts since it registered, so there is no rating to set beside its dementia work. Families in Medway are left with the first conversation and whatever they can learn from references. Home care for dementia depends on routines that do not move, carers arriving when expected, and a familiar face at the door instead of a stranger. The agency says it keeps the same small group of carers going to the same homes, because familiarity is what keeps a visit calm. Ask what dementia training those carers receive, what they do when someone is distressed or will not let them in, and how the plan is revised as dementia advances.

Home Care at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

South East home care commonly costs £29 to £35 an hour, a regional guide and not this agency's rate. Homeforts Specialist Care is registered for home care across Medway, covering older people, younger adults, dementia, mental health and physical disability. It is unusually direct about the word specialist, saying it does not mean the agency can do everything, only that it assesses before taking work on and trains carers for the particular people they will support. Medway council carries out the assessment where someone may qualify for help towards the cost. Before agreeing anything, ask about minimum visit lengths, how travel time is charged, and what notice is needed to change a rota.

Older Person Care at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Homeforts Specialist Care came onto the CQC register on 15 July 2026 and has not been inspected since. Older person care at home means washing and dressing, medication given and recorded properly, meals cooked and help about the house, which is close to the agency's own list. Its own text promises personal care given without fuss and support to move safely indoors. The agency also says it assesses properly before taking somebody on and is candid when a need is beyond it, which is worth testing at the first visit. Ask how many carers would come to one household, how late a call can be arranged in Chatham, and who answers the telephone out of hours.

Mental Health at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Training carers for the particular people they will support, rather than in the abstract, is how Homeforts describes its approach. For mental health that matters, since what usually helps is structure and a presence that holds steady. Ask who on the team has relevant experience, how a crisis out of hours is handled, and how the agency works alongside community mental health services.

Younger Adults at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

A new agency has no history to read, and this one came onto the register in July 2026. Its registration covers younger adults alongside older people, which for someone under 65 raises the question of how visits fit a working or studying week. Ask how early and how late carers can call in Medway, and whether the same small group can cover a week that keeps changing.

Physical Disability at Homeforts Specialist Care - Main Office

Getting a transfer wrong is painful and frightening, which this Chatham agency says plainly and treats as a reason to take care over moving and handling. The right approach is specific to the individual, so support turns on personal care, safe transfers and whatever equipment is already in the house. Ask how carers are matched to those needs and who reviews them as they change.

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