Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Maidstone

Maidstone • Kent

Trusted care and staffing across Maidstone

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers right across Maidstone, the county town of Kent, and the towns and villages that surround it. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent at home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

Our home base is in the South of England, so we should be straight with you: we do not run a local office on Week Street or by the River Medway. What we do have is a way of working that travels well. As an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency, our staffing reach is genuinely national, and we coordinate home care in Maidstone the same careful way we do everywhere, with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Maidstone

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Maidstone

Maidstone sits on the River Medway in the heart of Kent, its skyline marked by the Archbishop's Palace and All Saints Church on the riverbank. The town spreads out into distinctive communities, from the central streets around the High Street and Fant to the villages and suburbs of Bearsted, Allington, Penenden Heath, Loose, Tovil, Coxheath, Boxley and Grove Green. Care needs vary just as much across the borough, from busy town centre flats to quieter homes out towards the North Downs, and we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at Maidstone Hospital on Hermitage Lane, which is run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and home to the Kent Oncology Centre. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams.

Adult social care in Maidstone is the responsibility of Kent County Council, whose County Hall sits in the town at ME14 1XQ. Care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask Kent County Council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Maidstone

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Maidstone rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Because our staffing reach is national, distance from our base is never a barrier for Kent providers, and every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache. You can see the full picture on our staffing services page.

Areas of Maidstone we cover

We work across the town and the wider Kent area, including:

• Bearsted
• Allington
• Penenden Heath
• Loose
• Tovil
• Coxheath
• Boxley
• Grove Green
• Barming
• Sandling
• Ringlestone
• Shepway