BEC2

BEC2 is a home care agency based in Barking, 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 Barking 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 a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Mediatrix Health Care Services. The agency has been registered since December 2019.

BEC2 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.

BEC2 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 1Eclipse Care Solutions, Airthrie Homes and Apapa House. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.