Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham is a home care agency based in Dagenham, in the Barking and Dagenham 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 Dagenham 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 run by Kastanstory Home Care Services. The agency has been registered since October 2023.

Barking and Dagenham 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.

Barking and Dagenham has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Barking and Dagenham. 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 143 registered home care agencies in Barking and Dagenham. Others working the same area include Nurakeem Services Limited, Havilah Homes Blackborne and Disablement Association of Barking and Dagenham. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.