Relationship-led and supportive Day Care in Shoreham, Petts Wood and Longfield from compassionate and experienced home care professionals.
Highest regulatory ratings
16,000+ active clients
Recommended by 95% of our clients
10,000+ carers nationwide
Home Care rating 9.6
Highest regulatory ratings
16,000+ active clients
Recommended by 95% of our clients
10,000+ carers nationwide
Home Care rating 9.6
Our Day Care service is designed to bring structure, connection, and gentle encouragement to people who want to remain active at home. Whether someone is recovering after illness, living with memory loss, or simply feeling isolated, we offer personalised support that helps each day feel purposeful and manageable. Visits can include companionship, personal care, preparing meals, or engaging in hobbies and conversation. We work at each client’s pace, bringing calm energy and a sense of routine. With one-to-one attention and a familiar face, our day care builds confidence, reduces loneliness, and makes each day feel a little brighter.
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No two clients are the same, so our day care visits are never one-size-fits-all. Some clients enjoy sharing memories over a cup of tea, while others prefer light activities like gardening, puzzles, or gentle exercise. We also support clients to attend local groups, take short outings, or simply enjoy a relaxed chat at home. Care Professionals are carefully matched to ensure comfort and companionship from the start. Our goal is to help clients maintain their independence, remain socially connected, and enjoy the daily routines that bring meaning. Each visit is a chance to engage, not just to be looked after.
We offer two types of home care: hourly care, where we visit at set times, or live-in care, where a carer resides in the home. Both are overseen by our care management team and delivered by compassionate Care Professionals. Each care package is made up of of a unique mix services to meet your needs.
Companionship care
We carefully match Care Professionals with clients to ensure a meaningful bond is created.
Home help & meal prep
Keeping the home environment clean, safe, and nourishing with home-cooked meals.
Personal care
Assistance with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, always respecting the dignity of your loved one.
Mobility support
Helping your loved one move around their home safely, including transfers and positioning.
Health appointment management
We support you to attend those important health appointments.
Community engagement
We enable you to continue to do the things you enjoy, be it a visit to the garden centre or your local art group.
Transportation
Assistance getting you from A to B, whether it be to go visit a friend or help with your shopping.
Medication management
Ensuring medicines are taken correctly and on time, supporting overall health.
Families often share in their reviews how our day care has brought reassurance and joy. One client’s daughter wrote: “They let mum keep her independence which is very important to her… They have taken the worry away from my sister and I when we are on holiday, knowing that there is always someone there to look after mum.” These words reflect how day care can do more than pass the time, it restores confidence, offers gentle motivation, and eases the pressure for families. Whether it’s a morning routine or a cheerful afternoon visit, we help make every day more manageable and meaningful.
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Our Care Professionals receive training in supporting emotional wellbeing, dementia awareness, mental health, and meaningful activity planning. They learn how to encourage without overwhelming, and how to create moments of connection that support confidence and happiness. We also provide regular supervision and carry out detailed care reviews to make sure visits remain aligned with a client’s preferences and changing needs. Whether it’s helping someone re-engage with their favourite hobby or supporting a slow recovery after illness, we’re focused on long-term wellbeing, not just short-term care. It’s personalised support with lasting impact.
We stay closely connected to GPs, occupational therapists, and community services across Shoreham, Petts Wood & Longfield to ensure day care is part of a joined-up approach. We can support with social prescriptions, introduce clients to gentle community activities, or help them rebuild confidence at home. For families who need a break or have other commitments, we offer flexible daytime support that works around your schedule. Whether someone wants to get out and about or prefers quiet companionship at home, we’re there with patience, presence, and purpose. Because every day matters, especially when it’s shared with someone who cares.
FAQs
Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:
Christchurch, Sidcup, St Mary Cray, Petts Wood, Otford, New Ash Green, West Kingsdown, Borough Green, Foots Cray, South Darenth, Culverstone Green, Hextable, Longfield, Poverest, Meopham, Eynsford, New Barn, Ightham, Crockenhill, Cudham, North Cray, Wrotham, Greatness, Horton Kirby, Halstead, Shoreham, Knockholt Pound, Hartley, St Mary's, Ash, Longfield Hill, Stansted, Oldbury, Priestwood, Knockholt, Hazelwood, Harvel, Heaverham, Fairseat, Hodsoll Street, Fawkham Green, Swanley Village, Romney Street, Clement Street, South Street, Woodlands, Ridley, Twitton, Luddesdown, Swanley, Ramsden, White Oak, St Paul's Cray, Longlands, High Firs, St Mary's Platt, Badger's Mount, Vigo Village, East Hill, Great Cockerhurst, Hockenden, Sutton at Hone, Farningham, Ruxley, Upper Ruxley, Fawkham, Kemsing, West Yoke, Sheepcote, Horns Green, Lett's Green, Meopham Green, David Street, Priestwood Green, Crowdleham, Knockmill, Coombe Hollow, Clarke's Bottom, Cotman's Ash, Upper Hockenden, Kevingtown, Cockmannings
If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:
DA4 0, TN15 6, BR5 3, TN15 8, DA13 0, DA4 9, TN15 9, DA14 6, TN14 7, BR5 1, BR5 4, DA3 8, BR5 2, DA3 7, TN14 5, TN15 7, DA14 5, BR8 7, BR8 8
Home Instead Shoreham, Petts Wood and Longfield is one of 250 locally owned offices that collectively form Home Instead UK. Together, we care for 16,000 clients, delivering one million hours of home care each month. This unique combination of community-focused local offices and the resources of a national network enables us to provide personalised, relationship-led care while leading research and innovation that is transforming the experience of aging. Our services include companionship care, personal care, specialist care (including dementia, palliative, and Parkinson’s), and live-in care.
Yes, your Care Professional is able to accompany you to places of interest, such as out for lunch or to the garden centre.
Our Care Professionals receive training in all aspects of providing care and support to people in their own home, including specialist City and Guilds assured Dementia training and Parkinson’s training.
Enable your loved ones to continue to live their life with the support of the Shoreham, Petts Wood and Longfield team. If you would like more information about our high quality Day Care service, please call us on 01959 546 228, or fill out the form below.