Agincare UK Dorchester

Agincare UK Dorchester is a home care agency based in Dorchester, 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 Dorchester 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Agincare, which has 41 branches in England. The agency has been registered since April 2011.

Agincare UK Dorchester 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.

Agincare UK Dorchester 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 Alina Homecare Dorchester, West Dorset and All About Care (South West) Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.