Every kind of care
Every kind of care in Kent, with what it costs here
Each row is a level of help, with the price on PrimeCarers and how much of it there is locally.
The kinds of care in Kent
From the least help to the most. Each row links to its section below.
- Visiting carePersonal care and help at set times£18 to £25 an hourCarers across the region
- Overnight careA sleeping or waking night£130 to £160 a night0 of the nearest carers do nights
- Live-in careA carer living in, day and night£1,041 to £1,151 a week36 live-in carers within reach
- Care homeA room, meals and care, away from home£1,470 a week233 homes without nursing in Kent
- Nursing homeA care home with nurses on shift£1,535 a week133 nursing homes in Kent
Visit and live-in prices are what carers near Kent charge on PrimeCarers, our fee included, October 2026. Night prices are the range on PrimeCarers. Care home counts are from CQC registrations in Kent. Care home fees are the median of the homes here that publish them.
Care homes
Care homes and nursing homes in Kent
252 of the 332 with a Care Quality Commission rating are rated good or outstanding, 5 of them outstanding, and 80 are rated requires improvement or inadequate. The homes here that publish their fees charge a median of £1,470 a week for a residential place and £1,535 for nursing. A live-in carer here costs £1,041 to £1,151 a week, so for one person the two cost about the same, and for a couple live-in care costs far less.
Elderly care in Kent helps you weigh care at home against a care home, and care at home or a care home goes through what to ask a home before choosing it.
Agencies or private carers
Home care agencies and private carers in Kent
348 home care agencies for older people in Kent
Private carers
Every carer on PrimeCarers has passed an enhanced DBS, identity and right-to-work check and an online interview before they appear (how we check carers). Agency or private carer compares the two, and the best home carers in Kent profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.
Paying for care
Help paying for care in Kent
Attendance Allowance is not means tested and can go towards any of these. The council assesses needs for free and contributes once savings fall below £23,250, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full when needs are mainly health needs. Funding home care in Kent sets out each route and who to contact.
Questions
Questions families in Kent ask about the types of care
Away from home, 366 care homes in Kent take older people, 133 of them with nursing and 229 registered to care for people with dementia.
For one person it is usually about the same: a live-in week here is typically £1,120 with our fee included, against a median of £1,470 for a care home place in Kent. For a couple, one live-in carer costs about £1,350 a week, far less than two care home places. Care at home or a care home goes through the decision.
A nursing home is a care home with registered nurses on shift, for people who need nursing as well as care, such as wound care or complex medication. Of the 366 care homes in Kent that take older people, 133 provide nursing. 229 are registered to care for people with dementia. The difference between a nursing home and a care home explains how to tell which is needed.
Often, yes. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and helps with the cost of care at any level. The council contributes once savings fall below £23,250, and the NHS pays in full when needs are mainly health needs. Funding home care in Kent sets out each route.