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Recruiting in Bexley

On the Kent border, your best carer may live in Dartford

Bexley's care employers cluster in Erith, Sidcup and Bexleyheath, but the borough's edges are porous. Kent begins just beyond Crayford, Greenwich and Bromley are next door, and some local services already use Dartford postcodes. A carer living in Dartford or Thamesmead can be nearer your round than someone from the far side of Bexley, and on Carer Badge a search set in miles around your office picks them up regardless of which council they live under.

Demand is driven by age. Bexley is older than most of London, people aged 65 and over grew by about a tenth between the last two censuses, and the CQC notes that group is expected to rise by more than a fifth by 2050. Because the rail lines run east to west, rounds that cut north to south across the borough are much easier to staff with drivers. NHS employers are close competitors for staff, with Darent Valley Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich all within reach, so flexible shifts and short journeys matter when you are recruiting.

68% of the inspected care employers in Bexley are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 88% across London and below England as a whole (85%).