Companionship and getting out
Conversation, hobbies, a walk, a trip to the shops or a club, a familiar face who turns up when they say they will.
Independence Support · Available now
Home help and companionship for older people in Swanley, Dartford and Bexley.
A little extra help to stay independent at home. Companionship, shopping, meals, appointments, carer breaks and medication reminders for adults in Swanley, Dartford, Sevenoaks and Bexley. No personal care needed? We can still help.
Available now
No personal care required? We can still help.
Haverton Independence Support provides practical and social support to adults who want to remain independent at home.
From shopping and companionship to appointments, community activities, meal preparation and agreed medication reminders, our service is built around what matters to you. Every client has a free home assessment and a written support plan, and we keep the same support worker wherever possible.
What you can expect
- A free home assessment and a written support plan
- The same support worker wherever possible
- Enhanced-DBS checked, trained staff led by a former registered manager
- Medication reminders and prompting, properly recorded
- Family updates by phone or email, with the person’s agreement
- A clear written quote, no minimum contract, seven days’ notice to stop
Help for an older parent
You know your mum or dad does not need a carer to wash or dress them. They just need somebody reliable checking in, doing the shopping, making sure the tablets are taken and getting them out of the house.
That is exactly what we do. You get a named support worker, a written plan, and updates by phone or email whenever your parent agrees.
Who we help
Independent people who want a little practical support.
Older people living alone. Families arranging help for a parent. Unpaid carers who need a planned break. People coming home from hospital who can manage themselves but need shopping, meals and reassurance for a while. People with a Direct Payment or Personal Budget who want to choose their own support.
If your personal care is provided by family or by a registered care agency, we can still provide the practical and social support alongside it.
Our services
What we can help with.
Every visit is planned around you. Choose what you need; change it whenever your needs change.
Shopping, errands and prescriptions
Shopping with you or for you, collecting prescriptions and running errands, with every penny recorded and every receipt kept.
Meals, housekeeping and laundry
Preparing meals and drinks you enjoy, light housekeeping, laundry and changing the bed.
Appointments and community
Accompanying you to GP, hospital and other appointments, and to community activities, clubs and visits.
Medication reminders
Reminding and prompting you to take your own medicines, recorded on a proper chart, with your GP and pharmacy informed if you wish.
Carer breaks and support after hospital
Planned breaks for family carers, and our seven-day Home Again package for the first week back from hospital.
What it costs
A personalised quote, agreed before we start.
Every person’s week is different, so we give you a clear written quote after your free home assessment, with nothing to pay until you have agreed it. There is no VAT to add and no minimum contract. We invoice every two weeks and you can pay by bank transfer, card or direct debit. You have a 14-day right to cancel any new agreement.
Minimum standard visit 60 minutes; medication and welfare visits 30 minutes. Visits cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice are charged unless the cancellation is due to hospital admission or bereavement.
Paying for support
Direct Payments and self-funders welcome.
If you receive a Direct Payment or Personal Budget from Kent, Bexley or Bromley, you can use it to buy our support. We provide the itemised monthly invoices and records your council needs.
If you pay for yourself, there is no minimum contract and you can stop with seven days’ notice.
Areas we cover
Swanley, Hextable, Crockenhill, Dartford and Sevenoaks in Kent, and the London Borough of Bexley including Sidcup, Bexleyheath and Welling.
Ask about other areas nearby; we grow our area carefully so that visits stay punctual and reliable.
Why families choose Haverton
- Led by a former registered manager
- A free assessment and a written support plan for every client
- The same support worker wherever possible
- Safe medication support with proper records
- A clear written quote and a clear statement of what we do and do not do
- A local team you can telephone and reach
Get in touch
Tell us what would help.
Call 01322 879778, email info@havertoncare.co.uk, or use the form and we will call you within one working day. The first home assessment is free and there is no obligation.
Important information. Haverton Independence Support is a trading name of Haverton Care Limited, registered in England and Wales, company number 17025493. Registered office 128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. This service does not provide Personal Care and is not a CQC-regulated service. Haverton Care Limited’s separate application to the Care Quality Commission for regulated home care is unaffected by, and separate from, this service.
Talk to Haverton Care
Book a free home assessment.
A conversation costs nothing. Tell us what would make life at home easier and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.