A Caring Hand Ltd

A Caring Hand Ltd is a home care agency based in Witney, in the Oxfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Witney office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. It is run by A Caring Hand. The agency has been registered since September 2020.

At its latest inspection, published June 2023, the CQC rated A Caring Hand Ltd Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

A Caring Hand Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Oxfordshire. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 166 registered home care agencies in Oxfordshire. Others working the same area include Care@home Oxfordshire, Cherry Care Services Oxfordshire Ltd and Ducklington Care Services. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.