Advance Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Advance Warwickshire and Worcestershire is a home care agency based in Droitwich, in the Worcestershire 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 Droitwich office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is part of Advance Housing and Support, which has 11 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2023.

Advance Warwickshire and Worcestershire 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.

Advance Warwickshire and Worcestershire 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.

There are 111 registered home care agencies in Worcestershire. Others working the same area include Amber Support Services, Right at Home Bromsgrove and The Broad Group Ltd, 2 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.