AbilityAvenue Care

AbilityAvenue Care is a home care agency based in Sherborne, in the Dorset 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 Sherborne office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The agency has been registered since January 2025.

AbilityAvenue Care has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

AbilityAvenue Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Dorset. 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 81 registered home care agencies in Dorset. Others working the same area include Thera South West, Amoure Care and Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport, 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.