Shiplake Meadows

Shiplake Meadows is a home care agency based in Henley-on-Thames, in the Oxfordshire 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 Henley-on-Thames 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Audley Care, which has 16 branches in England. The agency has been registered since November 2024.

Shiplake Meadows 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.

Shiplake Meadows has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Oxfordshire. 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 166 registered home care agencies in Oxfordshire. Others working the same area include YourLife (Henley on Thames), Be Well Care Ltd and Bridges Home Care Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.