Ascon Care Services Limited

Ascon Care Services Limited is a home care agency based in Dunstable, in the Central Bedfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Ascon Care provides specialist, independent, 24-hour supported accommodation for adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs across the Central Bedfordshire 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 and people with mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, 24-hour care, hospital discharge and younger adults. It is run by Ascon Care Services. The agency has been registered since November 2020.

Ascon Care Services Limited 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.

Ascon Care Services Limited has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Central Bedfordshire with a rate on record typically charge about £26.90 an hour and £1,400 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: free assessment. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 55 registered home care agencies in Central Bedfordshire. Others working the same area include Violets Homecare Services Limited, Caremark Central Bedfordshire and Timely Care Solution 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.