Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

76 Croydon Road, Coney Hall Village, West Wickham BR4 9HY
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  • Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington, West Wickham
As of June 2024, the company is the only CQC rated 'Outstanding' home care agency located in the borough of Bromley (rating achieved in March 2018). The team provides care at home, both hourly homecare and live in care, to elderly people in Bromley, Chislehurst, Orpington, West Wickham, Beckenham and surrounding areas.

Home care services include companionship care, medication support, personal care, home help, dementia care, meal preparation, support with shopping and errands, palliative care, respite care, nail care and live in care.

A family run business with a long-held reputation for providing high quality care, the company employs kind and caring staff and trains them to incredibly high standards. They have won many awards and industry accolades, but the best job satisfaction comes from supporting clients to remain in their own homes as they have always wished.

As well as the outstanding homecare the team provide to clients, as reviews on this website show, the company is well known for the high levels of kindness, help and empathy that it shows to clients' families which is greatly appreciated at what can be a difficult time for them.

Care Provided by Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

  • Type of Service
  • Home Care Provider
  • Privately Owned
  • Specialist Care Categories
  • Cleaning Service
  • Companionship
  • Dementia
  • Domestic Services / Home Help
  • Learning Disability
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Adult Home Care (18+)

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sarah Larden (Registered Manager)

Funding & Fees Guide for Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

  • Prices
  • Available on request


Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington Reviews (123)

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Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington has a Review Score of 10 (9.964) out of 10, based on 70 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington has 123 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are both very happy and satisfied with the care and attention from our carers we receive.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your 5 star review of our services. We are so pleased that you are both so happy and satisfied with the homecare provided by the kind and caring team at Home Instead.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Thank you very much for providing a fantastic service for my parents following my mum's heart surgery. From the initial contact to meeting the carers, it couldn’t have been a better experience. Each team member was professional, caring and kind and my parents have said on multiple occasions how well
it worked out. We would not hesitate to use Home Instead again if required and I have already recommended Home Instead to others.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. We are all so pleased that your parents, who you thought might be a little apprehensive about needing homecare, embraced it and felt it has worked out so well. It's great to hear that all aspects of the care were so good. Thank you for recommending us to others. We really appreciate it.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm finding it helpful to have such a good service in place now as I'm 92 and will no doubt be finiding some things difficult to do. The care and staff are all so great.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your lovely review. You are such an inspiration to us all and it is our pleasure to support you to maintain your independence, not that you really need too much help!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very satisfied with the care provided. All the carers are pleasant, efficient and punctual. Mother really looks forward to their visits.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your 5-star review. I can't believe we have been supporting your mother with care at home for 4 years now. Time has gone so quickly and I was so pleased to see her continuing to look so well at our annual carol service.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Always punctual, trustworthy, very kind and cheerful. Happy to chat, still get the job done. Very satisfied with the service.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your lovely review. It is so lovely to hear that you have built such a lovely relationship with your care professional. This is one of the benefits of a service that promotes continuity of care and matches clients and care professionals.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Been with Home Instead for a long time. All very pleasant and helpful.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your review. We are so grateful that we have had the pleasure of supporting you for eight years. Over this time you have been very supportive of our events, regularly attending our carol service and tea parties which we have really appreciated.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Outstanding service in every way, cannot find any fault with the service. Well-organised and efficient management and administration. Very pleasant, friendly and capable staff, both office and carers. Carers are always punctual and office telephone if there is a delay. The staff are willing to go the
extra mile to support clients and families. Very impressed by the Valentine's Day meal provided by Home Instead for clients and cooked by one of their staff, a brilliant idea. Very glad to recommend Home Instead.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your 5* review recognising many of the different aspects of your experience with Home Instead. We do work hard to ensure the best possible experience for our clients and provide more than would generally be expected from a care provider. We loved the photos of you both enjoying your Valentine's Day meal and knowing that we had helped you celebrate in style. It was great fun too.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Home Instead listened to my Mother's requirements and successfully matched carers to her needs. A super helpful, professional, friendly, and responsive team that provides great care for my Mother week after week.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for the lovely comments about the team and the service we provide to your Mother. We take pride in matching clients and care professionals and are so glad that you feel we have judged this well. I love that you have found the team to be super helpful, professional, friendly, and responsive as this is what we strive for every day. Thank you so much for recognising this. It means so much to us all.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are excellent. Punctual, very caring. They do anything you ask.
I am always told who to expect and when. The team are very accommodating to change.
Very happy.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your kind review. I'm so pleased you are happy with the service provided by the team here at Home Instead.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Home Instead has provided support for my late parents from 2018, when they helped with preparing and clearing up at lunchtime. As my parents’ health declined, we asked Home Instead for more and more support until, in Autumn 2022, we realised that a live-in carer was needed. From the beginning, we appreciated
how much Home Instead tried to match carers with clients: my mother, in particular, found their kindness and conversation a real boost to her quality of life. That was even more crucial when it came to live-in caregivers. My mother died in August 2023, my father died in January 2024. In both cases, the live-in caregivers were a familiar and comforting presence for both my parents, me and my siblings. We felt as a family that we could not have provided a better care solution for my parents in the last years of their lives. They were both 94 and they both died at home, as they had wished.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your heartfelt review of our care services. Supporting your parents as their needs have changed, from a couple of hours a week to live in care, has been a privilege and we are so pleased that no matter what stage their needs, our office team and care professionals were able to provide the high-quality care that they deserved. It's always sad to see clients' health deteriorate as they age but to be able to support them to live out their final years in the comfort of their own homes, surrounded by their memories and loved ones, as they have always wished to do is very rewarding and something the team take pride in doing well. I'm so pleased your siblings also found the support provided and resulting peace of mind to be comforting. We really enjoyed working together with your family, to support your parents, and are grateful to you for the positive relationships we built with you all over the past five years. The team were very fond of your parents. They are missed.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very quick response. Very professional and always introduced new carers. Always prompt. Delivered personal care in the initial phase with tact. Anticipated needs and offered to help rather than dictate it. We had a very quick response when we needed help. We liked all the staff and can't think of anything
critical to say. Well done.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your five-star review of our services. We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred care and I'm so pleased that the team were both proactive and sensitive to your needs.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Home Instead have provided both my aunt and uncle with the most amazing care and support, enabling them both to remain at home until the end of their lives. as per their wishes. This would never been possible without the outstanding team from Home Instead.
As a family, we also felt supported by Home
Instead, always caring, professional and totally trustworthy.
We cannot thank you all enough for your kindness and expertise in caring for our loved ones.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your kind review. It was our pleasure to support your aunt and uncle over a five year period enabling them to remain at home, together, until the end of their lives, as they had always wished. When we first met them they were devastated because a period of ill health of one of them had led to them living apart for the first time in their long marriage; one at home and one in a care home. We promised that we would provide care that would enable them to be reunited at home and are so pleased we were able to achieve this. The team supporting your aunt and uncle were exceptional and a couple of them supported them from the first to the last day - a great example of the continuity of care that matters to us at Home Instead. We worked hard to ensure that the care provided met the needs of both your aunt and uncle who had very different and, in later years, complex needs and we are also pleased that you, as their family, also felt supported. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Home instead was absolutely wonderful to my dad until he passed away. If I were to recommend a care agency to anyone in the area, it would be them. They were always so caring, kind and gave my dad dignity and respect. In lots of ways I miss the team now that we no longer need their services and that
tells you how much of a comfort and support they were to my dad and our family. Thank you!

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

This is such a lovely review. Thank you for recommending our services to others. Supporting your dad was such a pleasure and it was lovely working together with you to ensure that all his needs were met. We miss you both but think of you often when we catch sight of your dad's book, that you kindly gave us, on the shelf in the office. Thanks for sharing your lives with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Home Instead have assisted around the house and provided companionship and care which has made my friend feel comfortable and well cared for. They have taken my friend out and about giving her the opportunity to take part in activities that she could not do if it were not for Home Instead's care. It
has made an invaluable difference to her life and we are both very satisfied and pleased.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you so much for appreciating the high-quality care we provide to your friend and the difference it makes to her life. Thank you too for taking the time to provide this wonderful review.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since we started with Home Instead in October 2023. Both managers and care professionals have been kind, caring, supportive and professional. They are always on time and quick to respond to requests. My very elderly mother loves the companionship and my brother and I find the carers as kind and supportive
to us as they are to our mum. We're all very pleased to have Home Instead in our lives.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your 5* review. We really appreciate it. It is great to hear that your mother has been benefitting from our reliable and responsive care. It is also lovely that you and your brother are enjoying the relationship-led care that is so important to us all at Home Instead. Thank you for inviting us to be part of your lives and also entrusting us with the matter of helping your mother to live as happily as possible.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Reliable pleasant service. Have helped in all things relating to the welfare of us both. My husband has #neck and concussion and has been very limited in his activities, bed for several weeks. We have consistent staff and new staff are accompanied by the case manager. Communication and domestic ability
are great. The staff are cheerful, willing and aware of the big changes we had to take.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your lovely review. I am so pleased to hear of your husband's continuing improvement after his accident and also that our wonderful staff at Home Instead have helped you both during what has been a difficult time for you both.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Home Instead at Coney Hall were recommended to me by a friend in the area when I was looking for carers for my mum who had dementia. From the first visit to assess Mum's needs, to the last visit earlier this year when Mum had to go into a care home, we all as a family received caring and professional
help and support. I would not hesitate to recommend the team in Coney Hall.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

We so appreciate you taking the time to write such a lovely review, thank you. We always work hard to provide help and support for family members as well as for our clients and I am so pleased to hear that you experienced this. I know that the team very much enjoyed working together with you and your mum to ensure the care was perfect for her. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Asking my father how he is being looked after - to quote, "I am extremely well looked after and very happy".

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent start. The carer's pros and support team are just a phone call away. Always happy and very helpful and good company.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

A lovely review. Thank you. It's lovely to hear that you find our care professionals to be happy, very helpful and good company. Our recruitment team work really hard to select compassionate and empathetic care professionals who truly enjoy helping others and also have a spring in their step.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I feel very confident in leaving my father in the hands of the wonderful carers at Home Instead. They are all very caring, helpful and manage all his needs. My father gets very confused and they are able to reassure him so he can relax. I highly recommend their services.

Reply from Karina Brown, Director at Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington

Thank you for your 5 star review. It's great to know that our care professionals have got to know your father well enough that they can reassure and relax him during times of confusion. They are a great team and I'll pass on your kind comments to them. It will mean a lot.


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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.964)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.964) out of 10 for Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 70 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 70 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Home Care Provider is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.964 for Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington is calculated as follows: ( (405 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 420 Ratings = 4.964

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows: 3 points for the first Positive Review, 2 points in total for each of the next 9 Positive Reviews (1st = 3, 2nd = 0.5, 3rd = 0.5, 4th = 0.25, 5th = 0.25, 6th = 0.1, 7th = 0.1, 8th = 0.1, 9th = 0.1, 10th = 0.1)

    The 5 points relating to the number of Positive Reviews for Home Instead Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington is based on 70 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows: 3 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 5

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Home Care Provider does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 3 Mar 2018

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Outstanding

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    Outstanding
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Good
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Outstanding

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (3)

Sarah

Sarah

Job Title: Care Manager

Joined: 2013

Hello, I’m Sarah and I am the Care Manager here at Home Instead Bromley. I am responsible for ensuring that Home Instead provides a high quality, personalised service and that we adhere to all legislative and regulatory requirements.
My role involves a lot of contact with clients, liaising with their families, writing care plans, doing risk assessments and scheduling visits. I also oversee the majority of Care Professionals training, introductions to clients, supervisions and appraisals which means I can ensure that all Care Professionals are motivated and dedicated and have the tools they need to provide the best service possible to our clients.


Laura

Laura

Job Title: Scheduling Manager

Joined: 2018

Hi, I'm Laura and I am responsible for coordinating the care services we provide to ensure that our clients receive continuity of care. It is important that each and every one of our clients have the consistency we promise and that it is delivered by our carefully matched Care Professionals.


Gill

Gill

Job Title: Administrator/CAREGiver

Joined: 2016

Hi, I'm Gill and I am responsible for providing administrative support for the care management team and assisting the care co-ordinator in ensuring we deliver continuity of care to clients.