Amber Support Services

Amber Support Services is a home care agency based in Bromsgrove, in the Worcestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our services are available across Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. Its website lists hourly visits. It is run by Amber Care Centre. The agency has been registered since November 2010.

At its latest inspection, published July 2019, the CQC rated Amber Support Services 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.

Amber Support 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: free assessment and 20 years operating. 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 Right at Home Bromsgrove, JLKare and Support Limited and Eclipse HomeCare (Terryspring Court), 1 of which has 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.