Amberley Care

Amberley Care is a home care agency based in Southampton, in the Hampshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We provide a full range of care services from shopping and companionship to full personal care within the Southampton area. 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, respite care and companionship without personal care. The agency has been registered since March 2013.

At its latest inspection, published November 2019, the CQC rated Amberley Care 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.

Amberley Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Hampshire with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,500 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: employs its carers and takes council-funded clients. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 331 registered home care agencies in Hampshire. Others working the same area include Clece Care Services Southampton Branch, Good Oaks Southampton and Winchester and We Care Together Southampton, 5 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.