Boomerang Healthcare Ltd

Boomerang Healthcare Ltd is a home care agency based in Gateshead, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Boomerang Healthcare provides high-quality domiciliary care and home care services for individuals living in Gateshead, Newcastle, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Ouston, Jarrow, and Hebburn. 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 and people with mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, 24-hour care and respite care. It is run by Boomerang Healthcare. The agency has been registered since June 2019.

At its latest inspection, published May 2021, the CQC rated Boomerang Healthcare Ltd 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.

Boomerang Healthcare Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Gateshead. 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, care within a few days, free assessment, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 41 registered home care agencies in Gateshead. Others working the same area include Newcastle (Extra Care/Homecare), KM Home Support and Prism Care (North East) CIC, 4 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.