Cera Care Margaret House

Cera Care Margaret House is a home care agency based in Uckfield, in the East Sussex 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 Uckfield 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Cera Care, which has 114 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2018.

At its latest inspection, published December 2019, the CQC rated Cera Care Margaret House 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.

Cera Care Margaret House has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in East Sussex with a rate on record typically charge about £27.50 an hour and £1,480 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 104 registered home care agencies in East Sussex. Others working the same area include Candlelight Homecare Service Limited (East Sussex), Caremark (Mid Sussex and Crawley) and Coastal Homecare (Mid-Sussex), 1 of which has 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.