Candid Health & Social Care Ltd

Candid Health & Social Care Ltd 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 and people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by Candid Health & Social Care. The agency has been registered since April 2016.

At its latest inspection, published January 2024, the CQC rated Candid Health & Social Care Ltd Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Candid Health & Social Care Ltd 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 Feligrace Limited, UK Care Alliance Office and Integral Focus Support and Care Services. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.