What is the average cost of Home Care in Medway

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Published: 28/03/2019

What is the average cost of Home Care in Medway?  To answer this, we must first take into account several factors.  Here we will concentrate on only a full one hour of care in the home.  This excludes multiple consecutive hours of care such as sleeping nightswaking nights, or live-in care calls which are priced differently.

The average cost of care in Medway will also depend on how your care is funded.  Social Services historically pay a very low rate which can impact how much care, or the quality of care that you or your loved one may receive.  Privately funded Clients, or those using a combination of private funding and Social Services will pay a rate that is more in line with the minimum recommendations set out by the UKHCA (United Kingdom Health Care Association).

To find out the average cost of healthcare in the Medway Towns area, simply follow the link below from the BBC’s website and enter ‘Medway‘ as your desired location.  You will then see the cost results of both Social Services and Privately funded care in Medway:

BBC’s Home Care Cost calculator:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37307856?fbclid=IwAR36YMMlkoVgoOCZu1BZjJDbs12gN_Uf2ijV96qi9mxzpqWO7iKFrDHVfsk