Better Home Care

Better Home Care is a home care agency based in Cambridge, in the Cambridgeshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Leading the field in quality home care for Cambridge and surrounding areas. 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, live-in care, hospital discharge and companionship without personal care. The agency has been registered since May 2017.

At its latest inspection, published May 2018, the CQC rated Better Home 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.

Better Home Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Cambridgeshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28 an hour and £1,563 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: 30 minute visits, care within 24 hours, free assessment, takes council-funded clients, takes nhs continuing healthcare and private clients only. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 134 registered home care agencies in Cambridgeshire. Others working the same area include Careuk247 Home Care Cambridgeshire, ELMS Health Solution and Trust Homecare Solution Limited. 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.