





Folkestone Home Care is an independent home care and support service for people wishing to remain independent and live in their own home. At the foundation of the Company are four core principles: Honesty, Integrity, Respect and Accountability.
Folkestone Home care upholds these principles throughout its day to day practices. This is shown by the passion, not only for delivering excellent standards in the delivery of the care but also...
Care Provided by Folkestone Home Care
Types of Home Care
- Visiting Care
- Overnight Care (Sleeping)
Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)
- 30 minutes
Contract Durations
- Ongoing / Long Term
- Respite / Short Term
Age Ranges
- Older Person Care (65+)
- Younger Adult Care (18-65)
Personal Care Services
- Washing & Dressing
- Toileting Assistance
- Medication Assistance (Oral)
- Companionship
- Continence Care
- Feeding & Drinking Assistance
Household Services
- Cleaning Service
- Food Preparation & Serving
- Laundry Service
- Shopping Service / Errands
Other Care Provided
- Dementia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Cancer Care
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Hospital Discharge
Funding & Fees
Daily Charges per Person
- Hourly Visiting Care Fees: £32 - £32
Half an hour is the shortest call we would consider
Contact Folkestone Home Care to get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Private Funding (Self-funded)
- Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
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Good to Know
Owner
- Folkestone Home Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Emma Hanwell (Manager)
Folkestone Home Care Reviews (47)
Folkestone Home Care has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.8) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Folkestone Home Care has 47 reviews.
This service is BEYOND excellent. They take such good care of my mother and pay attention to the smallest details. My mother said to me, "I feel so happy knowing they are around' They are timely with responding to emails and enquiries. The manager is wonderful. The carers are exactly that, caring and professional. Mum was so reluctant about the idea of carers but now she's seen this wonderful service, she is so happy. Cannot recommend this company highly enough. The manager took care of so much stuff in one day. My siblings and I are scattered all over the world and it is so reassuring that mum is this well taken care of.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. The team will be so happy to hear how content your mother and the family our with our services.
I am very happy with this company. The helpers arrive punctually and obviously enjoy their work and are very capable and reliable. I could not manage without them.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. I am so glad you are happy with our services and I will pass on your kind words to your care team .
They have gone above and beyond in looking after her needs and monitoring her welfare.
I would have every confidence in recommending them.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our servuces. I will pass on your kind words to your mothers team . They will be very happy, as am, I to hear your positive opinion.
I looked around for a home care service 12 months ago when I needed help with lunchtime care for my father. I lucked upon Folkestone Home Care & have been extremely happy with the service they provide. They do their utmost to keep the same carers, so Dad gets to know them & vice versa. Nothing is too much trouble & all the carers I have met are lovely, caring people. Dad was reluctant to allow carers into his home initially but now looks forward to seeing someone at lunchtime, amazing!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. I will pass on your kind words to the team as they will be very happy, as I am to hear the positive 5 stars review from yourself.
Care has been tailored to my fathers needs and undertaken by a regular dedicated team who are familiar to my parents. Communications are excellent at all times and I can call for advice and guidance at any time and feel understood.
I don't live close to my parents but if there is ever a concern, I know I am able to call the office and that someone would be prepared to go round and check on things if necessary.
We are very fortunate with such genuine care for my father.
Thank you so much for your review of our services. The team will be as pleased as I am with such a great review.
Folkestone Home Care provided an excellent home care service for my mother for 3 years before the deterioration of her dementia meant that she needed to transition into residential care in October 2025. I live outside of the UK and the manager and her team have been very effective and efficient in coordinating mother's healthcare requirements with her GP and the wider NHS service. The devotion to my mother's needs has been quite extraordinary and at times of crisis when I couldn't be present, I was always kept fully appraised of the evolving situation and whether I needed to travel to the UK. I have 100% confidence in the reliability and expertise of the care manager and her team. The care team are marvellous and every one of them established an easy rapport with my mother and performed their duties in an empathetic and professional way. Choosing a home care provider is not an easy thing to do. I couldn't recommend Folkestone Home Care more highly.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our services . I will pass on your lovely review to the team. Wishing you and your mother all the best for the future.
At extremely short notice the manager and her team stepped in to organise both day and night care together with a suitable hospital bed at home and all the necessary nursing welfare equipment.
Through their extraordinary caring ability my wife was kept comfortable and all the family were able to stay with her which contributed greatly to a peaceful passing.
She had nursed my father in 2019 and she and her team built up marvellous rapport with him,it was through this fortunate link that we were able again to rely on her support in a time of need,we are deeply indebted to the manager and her team on every count.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. We were very honoured to be able to step in and support you all at such a private time. I will pass your kind words on top the team
In 2023 I found myself trying to make a very difficult decision, as my elderly mother was becoming more frail and needed more help and with that came the realisation that I couldn't look after her totally on my own any longer. My mother wished to remain living in her own home, and rightly so as it has been her home for over seventy years and holds many memories of my late father and our family growing up. So I knew I had to find care for her at home, I made many phone calls and did my research but it's a daunting task. One of my calls included Folkestone Home care and I knew immediately by their response and that first conversation I'd found the care team that were going to help me navigate this next stage of life with my mother. I can honestly say I made the right decision they are all an incredible team of girls the time they give too my mother is amazing not only the physical and personal care she requires but they really care for her with love and respect.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. I will pass your kind words onto the team, who will be thrilled to know how happy you are with our services.
While we were away in India for 6 months my father-in-law was admitted to hospital for an operation, he was then sent home. The manager visited him out of hours as she had concerns and called 999. He was readmitted with other health issues. She made sure that we were kept up to date with what was happening and staff visited him while he was in hospital, and went above and beyond to keep us updated, sending us emails at every step and we were truly grateful. I can not rate this company, the Manager and the staff highly enough. They are all amazing.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. I will pass your lovely comments onto the team.
I have nothing but praise for the manager and her team. Since asking her to put a care plan together for my elderly mother in August she has not only delivered but exceeded beyond any expectations. She has come up with solutions time and time again with her team. She keeps me informed almost daily and when there have been concerns her attention to detail has been incredible. Myself and my two brothers can not believe the level of care she provides and in our opinion goes above and beyond. It is also testimony to her dedication in providing a service fit for purpose.
Even my mother at 92 who was with Adult Services as a manager with KCC for many years and many years ago appreciates the level of care she receives now she is on 'the other side'.
I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to review us and I am so very happy that you are all so content with the level of service provided. I will pass on your wonderful review to your mother's team who will I am certain, appreciate your acknowledging their dedication and skills. Thank you
I wouldn't be able to cope without the carers arriving each morning to wash and dress my husband as he is now frail and has dementia. They are very kind and understanding and I would recommend Homecare.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. I will pass your lovely comments on to the team
Very pleased with the service provided, it is nice to know the times of the carer's visit. One of the biggest benefits is having my feet and back properly washed and ointment applied as I was not able to do this efficiently myself. I have found it helpful to discuss with the manager potential care provision post-operatively having regard to the fact that I am living alone.
Thank you for taking the time to review us. I will pass on your lovely comments to your carers.
The manager and the care team at Folkestone Home Care have been tremendously helpful in being the support I needed for my elderly mum. As I live abroad, I'm unable to be with my mum and help out with all the things that invariably crop up week to week as she struggles to maintain her independence. Not only has the manager been excellent at organising my mum's day-to-day help but also rises to the challenge in the larger tasks that require careful planning. There have also been emergencies, and at a moment's notice, she jumps to and again excels at organising and communicating with all involved. She has a solid knowledge of medicine and is able to organise medication, keep excellent records, and converse with a medical team on these matters. I'm very thankful to the manager and her team for all they have done.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. I am so glad you have found our service to be as promised. I will pass on your terrific review to the team.
From the first day Folkestone Home Care started looking after our 89-year-old friend we have all been more than impressed with the high level of care provided. The manager and her girls are brilliant - they get on well with all of us in the house and there is always lots of laughter. They have a really professional approach to personal care and supervise occupational therapy exercises which is a load off our minds and means it is not us nagging all the time! We know the manager is always ready to help and is just a phone call away. This has been proved twice in emergency situations of late. The manager and her team are giving us our life back and care for the well-being of all of us in the house. We cannot recommend Folkestone and the team highly enough. They have exceeded our expectations and become friends while providing the highest standard of care and support in the most professional way.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. I will pass on your lovely comments to the team and I am so happy we have exceeded your expectations. This is what we want to achieve at all times.
Folkestone Home Care went above and beyond the call of duty. Thank you so very much.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. It is always a priority to ensure clients get the most appropriate care and to support families through this process, which I am glad has been a success for you.
The manager has a very kind and caring manner with a friendly smile. She has been very good at reassuring my elderly parents that she and the team will look after them and that they are in safe hands. She is very efficient, organised and full of advice even before the team started attending to care for my father. The manager has listened to our concerns and has managed the timing of the visits to fit in with my mother’s wishes. Adjusting to strangers going into your home can be tricky and sometimes quite stressful but she has reassured my parents and made them comfortable with the situation.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. Reassurance and timing is very important if the support is going to be smooth and without stress to the client and their families. All is going very well.
Those who have cared for me have shown exceptional attention to detail, carefully assessing my needs and planning my daily care routine, and ensuring carers assigned to me are thoroughly briefed.
They are friendly and approachable and have treated me with compassion and dignity throughout.
The provider has also gone out of its way at times to accommodate my needs.
I cannot recommend them highly enough.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us and I am so glad that you are happy with our services. I will update the team with your lovely feedback.
The Manager and Folkestone Home Care understood the care needed for my mum and acted immediately when circumstances changed. You couldn’t want for better carers, they really care about the person and engage with them, not just for physical care but their mental care and wellbeing. I cannot recommend them enough.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. I will pass on your kind words to the team who, like me will be very content that you are so happy with our services
Folkestone Home Care have been providing home care for my 95-year-old mother at our flat. My mother is in terminal decline and her medical care is palliative. The team is characterised by its compassion, professionalism and love. Every team member has performed faultlessly and delivered sustained care of the highest quality. They are angels.
Thank you for taking the time to review us at a particularly difficult time for you. I will pass your very kind comments on to your mother's team, and am so glad that the quality of care we always strive for is being delivered.
Absolutely recommend Folkestone Home Care. I had to find urgent home care for my mum with dementia, due to her partner passing away. The manager came out to meet us straight away and was so friendly, professional and knowledgeable. Carers were in place and a rota drawn up within a few days. Really impressed with the care provided to my mum by the lovely girls, coming up with ideas for lunch plans, playing the guitar for her and being flexible with us needing cover for her appointments and lunches. The carer even went with my mum to the hospital when she was found to be unwell one morning. Definitely glad we chose this company.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to review us. I will pass on your lovely comments to the team. We always strive to deliver the very highest quality service.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 07 November 2019- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Good
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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Awards / Recognitions (7)
- Recipient: Folkestone Home CareDate: Friday 30 May 2025
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Frequently Asked Questions about Folkestone Home Care
How many Carers does Folkestone Home Care employ?
Folkestone Home Care employs 11 carers.
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