A & M Bewdley Care Services

A & M Bewdley Care Services is a home care agency based in Kidderminster, in the Worcestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It In Bewdley and servicing the Wyre Forest. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, respite care, hospital discharge, end of life care and companionship without personal care. It is run by A & M Bewdley Care Service. The agency has been registered since July 2013.

At its latest inspection, published June 2019, the CQC rated A & M Bewdley Care Services 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 & M Bewdley Care Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Worcestershire. 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, free assessment, carers drive, 25 years operating, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 111 registered home care agencies in Worcestershire. Others working the same area include Home Instead Kidderminster, Amber Support Services and JLKare and Support Limited, 3 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.