Will the London Borough of Bromley pay for home care in Orpington?

It may, depending on a financial assessment carried out after the care needs assessment. The London Borough of Bromley looks at income, savings and capital, and contributes towards the cost of care where these fall below the national threshold. Funding is set at a level judged sufficient to meet assessed needs, and some people take it as a direct payment so they can choose their own agency. Where savings sit above the threshold, the arrangement is a private one between the family and the agency.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Orpington?

Contact the adult social care team at the London Borough of Bromley and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free, it is not means tested, and anyone who appears to need care is entitled to one. A relative, a GP or a hospital team can make the referral if the person cannot do it themselves. The assessment considers daily tasks, safety and the support already being given, and its findings determine what hours of care are considered necessary.

How far in advance should we start arranging home care?

Sooner is better, because assessments take time and good agencies do not always have capacity in the round they are asked. Starting a few weeks ahead allows you to speak to more than one agency and to compare inspection reports properly. Where a hospital discharge is planned, tell the council early, since those cases are dealt with on a faster timescale. If the situation is deteriorating gradually, an assessment now saves a scramble later.

Which home care agencies operate in Orpington?

Twenty three agencies registered to deliver care at home are listed on this page, each registered with the Care Quality Commission. They include Alina Homecare Bromley, Gracious Care and PentaCare, alongside others covering the same area. Each listing shows the provider name, the current CQC rating where one has been given, and a link to the full profile. Coverage varies street by street, so check that an agency actually visits the address in question.

What should we ask a home care agency in Orpington before signing up?

Ask how many different carers will visit in a typical fortnight and whether you can meet them beforehand. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, how the office handles a late or missed visit, and who is contactable outside office hours. Check how the care plan is written, how often it is reviewed and how medication support is recorded. Ask for the full rate card in writing, including weekend rates, travel costs and notice periods for changes.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home provides accommodation with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals and medication. A nursing home provides the same alongside registered nurses on duty at all hours for clinical care. Home care is different again, since the support comes to the person in their own home and is charged by the hour or by the visit. Many families use home care first and consider residential options only when the hours needed become impractical.

Home Care in Orpington

Orpington has 23 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 11 have not yet been rated. 8 of the 23 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Orpington at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Orpington, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 31,800. Rising to 34,700 by 2035, up 9%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,200. Rising to 4,900 by 2035, up 17%
People aged 85 and over: 9,000. Rising to 12,100 by 2035, up 35%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 73%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 5 closed. 79 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 822 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 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.

Planning and paying for home care in Orpington

Most families arrive at this decision with a rough sense of the hours they want and very little sense of what those hours will cost. Getting the order right helps, because the assessment that establishes what is needed comes before any conversation about money.

Starting with a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care can ask for an assessment, free of charge and whatever their savings. It looks at the practical shape of a day: getting up, washing, dressing, meals, medication, moving safely about the house and managing alone in the evening. London Borough of Bromley Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that follows it, and the resulting support plan sets out how many hours are considered necessary and what they are for. A relative already providing support can ask for a carer's assessment of their own, which sometimes unlocks help that the main assessment does not.

What home care costs and who contributes

Agencies charge by the hour, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and for visits needing two carers. Where the financial assessment finds savings below the national threshold, the council contributes towards the cost, and some people choose a direct payment so they can arrange the care themselves. Where savings sit above it, the arrangement is private and the contract is with the agency. Ask for the full rate card in writing, including travel charges, minimum visit lengths and what notice is needed to change or cancel a visit, since these details make a real difference to a weekly bill.

Choosing an agency in Orpington and what to check

Agencies are harder to compare than buildings, because there is nothing to walk around and very little to see before the first visit.

What the ratings tell you here

Eleven of the agencies listed are rated Good, one is rated Requires Improvement, and eleven carry no rating yet. An unrated agency is usually a newly registered one, so ask how long it has operated, who manages it and whether the people running it have been inspected elsewhere. Where a Good rating exists, read the report rather than the grade: inspectors comment on whether visits run on time, how medication is recorded and how the office responds when something goes wrong. The single agency rated Requires Improvement should not be ruled out automatically, though you should read carefully what was found and ask what has changed since.

Questions that separate one agency from another

Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see in a fortnight, because continuity matters more to most families than anything else on the brochure. Ask what happens when a regular carer is ill, how late a visit can run before the office telephones, and who answers the phone at seven on a Sunday evening. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, whether you can meet the carers first, and how complaints are handled and recorded. The answers to those questions will tell you more than any amount of published marketing.

23 home care in Orpington

PentaCare (&) · 4 Moorfield Road, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 0HQ
Home care · Run by Pentacare Services Ltd
We at PentaCare (Bromley & Orpington) are proud to deliver compassionate home care across Orpington and the wider Bromley area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Rooted in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Anjel Direct (Recruitment) Solutions · T M S House, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QB
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Anjel Direct (Recruitment) Solutions Ltd
Anjel Direct supports people in their own homes in Orpington and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia or mental ill health, with people who have physical disabilities, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Alina Homecare · Office 1, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Alina Homecare Ltd
We at Alina Homecare Bromley are proud to provide compassionate home care across Orpington and the wider Bromley borough, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably, and independently in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Cecile Healthcare UK · 1 Meadow View, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3EJ
Home care · Run by Cecile Healthcare UK Limited
Cecile Healthcare supports adults in their own homes across Orpington and the surrounding part of Bromley. We work with a wide range of people. Older people and those living with dementia. Adults with a learning disability or autism....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Chislehurst Homecare Partnership · The Mews 3 Church Road, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 7DB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chislehurst Homecare Partnership Limited
Here at Chislehurst Homecare Partnership, we provide home care for older people living in Orpington and across the wider Bromley area. Our work is straightforward in its purpose: to help people stay safe, comfortable and independent in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Care Ones, Recruitment and Training · T M S House, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QB
Home care · Run by Care Ones, Recruitment and Training Ltd
At Care Ones Recruitment and Training, we are a home care agency based in Orpington, Bromley, and our focus is straightforward: helping people live well in their own homes, on their own terms. We work with older people, younger adults, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
MF Care and Housing · Suite 12A Kennedy House, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QY
Home care · Run by MF Care and Housing Recruitment Limited
At MF Care and Housing, we provide home care support to people living in Orpington and the wider Bromley area. We come to the people we support in their own homes, which matters to us because we believe familiar surroundings make a genuine...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Optimum Home Care Services · Suite 12, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QY
Home care · Run by Optimum Homecare Services Ltd
We at Optimum Home Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Orpington and the wider Bromley area, supporting people to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. Based in the BR postcode area, we are ideally...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Gracious Care · Willow Walk Business Centre, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 7AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gracious Care (Holdings) Limited
We at Gracious Care are a dedicated home care agency proudly supporting individuals across Orpington and the wider Bromley area, bringing compassionate, personalised care directly into the homes of those who need it most. Our mission is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Always Inclusive Outreach · T M S House, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QB
Home care · Run by Always Inclusive Ltd
We at Always Inclusive Outreach are a home care agency proudly supporting people across Orpington and the wider London Borough of Bromley, delivering compassionate, person centred care in the place people love most: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Holden Park Care · Egoh House, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 7SE
Home care · Run by Holden Park Care Limited
Here at Holden Park Care, we provide home care support to people living in Orpington and the wider Bromley area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the places they know best, whether that is their own home or familiar...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
LOLAD UK · 33 Vancouver Close, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 9XQ
Home care · Run by Lolad UK Limited
Lolad UK provides care and support in people's own homes in Orpington and across the London borough of Bromley. We visit older people, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Aviela Care · Mentmore House, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QF
Home care · Run by AvielaCare Ltd
Aviela Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Orpington and the surrounding part of Bromley. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Compassion Home Care · 1st Floor, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 0HH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Compassion Home Care Limited
Compassion Home Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Orpington and across Bromley. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities and with younger adults who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Highlands Care · 23 Footbury Hill Road, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 0HP
Home care · Run by Highlands Care Ltd
Highlands Care supports people in their own homes in Orpington and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia or mental ill health, with people who have physical disabilities or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Radfield Home Care, & Beckenham · Unit 15, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Silestia Ltd
We provide care at home in Bromley, Orpington, Beckenham and the surrounding area. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Angels Place Health & Social Care · Mentmore House, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Lexwin Trading Ltd
Angels Place Health and Social Care provides support in people's own homes across Orpington and the surrounding parts of Bromley. We visit older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Creative Support - Apsley Court · 100 Wellington Road, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 4AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Creative Support Limited
Here at Creative Support Apsley Court, we provide home care to people living in Orpington and the wider Bromley area. We come to you, supporting people in the comfort and familiarity of their own home, which we know makes a real difference...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Scodef Care (Scodef) · Office 10, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 3QB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Scodef Ltd
We are Scodef Care, supporting adults in their own homes in Orpington and the surrounding part of Bromley. We support people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities or autism, people with physical disabilities, and people...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Healthcare Central Court · Central Court 1b, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 0JA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bromley Healthcare Community Interest Company
Bromley Healthcare Central Court provides care and support to people in their own homes in Orpington and across the borough of Bromley. Home care works best when it is built around the life somebody already has rather than imposed on top...
Sunnyside Domicilliary Support Services · 7 Dunstonian Court, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 1NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sunnyside Domicilary Support Services Limited
We are Sunnyside Domiciliary Support, and we support adults in their own homes in Orpington and across the London borough of Bromley. Our visits range from a single short call each day through to several hours of support, arranged to fit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability
Head Office · 34 Towncourt Crescent, Orpington, Bromley, BR5 1PQ
Home care · Run by Co-Production Care Limited
We provide care and support in people's own homes in Orpington and the surrounding parts of Bromley. Our approach is to build support around the individual rather than to offer a fixed package and expect people to fit it. Much of our work...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Day to Day Care · First Floor Offices, Orpington, Bromley, BR6 0NQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Day to Day Care Limited
Day to Day Care is based in Orpington and supports people in their own homes across Bromley and nearby. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, London Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Bromley agencies publish a rate.	£22.88 to £30.05 an hour
What Bromley pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£24.35 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

Chislehurst Homecare Partnership, 1 September 2026, Good
Compassion Home Care Limited, 12 March 2026, Good
Cecile Healthcare UK, 26 January 2026, Not yet rated

Longest since a report

Bromley Healthcare Central Court, 7 June 2017, Good
Scodef Care (Scodef Ltd), 3 September 2019, Good
Anjel Direct (Recruitment) Solutions Ltd, 19 December 2019, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about home care in Orpington

How many home care agencies are there in Orpington?

Orpington has 23 CQC registered home care agencies: 11 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 11 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 Orpington?

Hourly care visits, London: £22.88 to £30.05 an hour. Middle half of prices from 16 agencies. Median £24.48. Shown for London because too few Bromley agencies publish a rate. 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 Orpington were inspected most recently?

Chislehurst Homecare Partnership (1 September 2026), Compassion Home Care Limited (12 March 2026) and Cecile Healthcare UK (26 January 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.