Candlelight Homecare Glastonbury Area Office

Candlelight Homecare Glastonbury Area Office is a home care agency based in Glastonbury, in the Somerset council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Covers Glastonbury, Heathfield, Wimborne, Corsley, Sherborne, Gillingham, Uckfield, East Sussex, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Poole, Radstock, Shepton Mallet, Frome, Bradford on Avon, Street, Westbury, Ringmer, Trowbridge, Wadhurst. 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, respite care, companionship without personal care and children's care. It is part of Candlelight Homecare Services, which has 4 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published June 2019, the CQC rated Candlelight Homecare Glastonbury Area Office 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.

Candlelight Homecare Glastonbury Area Office has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Somerset with a rate on record typically charge about £19.30 an hour and £1,398 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: introduces self-employed carers. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 111 registered home care agencies in Somerset. Others working the same area include In Caring Hands Wells, Laurel Homecare Ltd and Southwest Care-Line Ltd, 3 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.