Allerton C&S SW

Allerton C&S SW is a home care agency based in Taunton, in the Somerset council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our expanded care services now include Supported Living, Residential Care, in-home assistance, and Day Centre support in key locations: Blackpool, Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire, Somerset, Southampton, Kent. 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care and 24-hour care. The agency has been registered since October 2015.

At its latest inspection, published February 2022, the CQC rated Allerton C&S SW Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Allerton C&S SW has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Somerset with a rate on record typically charge about £19.30 an hour and £1,398 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: 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 Somerset. Others working the same area include Live in Care, Somerset Care Community (Taunton Deane) and Way Ahead Care 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.