Birmingham Rathbone

Birmingham Rathbone is a home care agency based in Birmingham, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Birmingham Rathbone supports adults with a learning disability/difficulty or autism in Birmingham. 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 younger adults. It is run by Birmingham Rathbone Society. The agency has been registered since January 2014.

At its latest inspection, published October 2017, the CQC rated Birmingham Rathbone 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.

Birmingham Rathbone has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Birmingham with a rate on record typically charge about £24.05 an hour and £1,675 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.

There are 292 registered home care agencies in Birmingham. Others working the same area include Future Care & Support Service, Annix Care and Birmingham Business Associate Limited, 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.