Direct Care (Kent)
Direct Care (Kent) is a home care service in Snodland. CQC rated it Good overall in June 2021 (last checked 19 June 2021). It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
- Home care
20 High Street, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5DF
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Up from Requires improvement, 31 December 2019.
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 19 June 2021.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 5 years ago (19 June 2021)Is it effective?
Goodrated 6 years ago (31 December 2019)Is it caring?
Goodrated 6 years ago (31 December 2019)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 6 years ago (31 December 2019)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 5 years ago (19 June 2021)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from June 2021. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Requires improvement31 December 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good26 April 2017Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good25 February 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Home care
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Mental health needs
- Registered since
- 6 December 2010
- Local council area
- Kent
Who runs it
- Provider
- Direct Care (Kent)
- Kind of provider
- Partnership