Care Givers Limited

Care Givers Limited is a home care agency based in Colchester, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It At Care Givers Direct, we provide professional hourly home care services throughout Colchester, Essex and the surrounding areas. 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, 24-hour care, respite care and hospital discharge. It is part of Care Givers, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since February 2018.

At its latest inspection, published March 2019, the CQC rated Care Givers Limited 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.

Care Givers Limited has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Essex with a rate on record typically charge about £27 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, free assessment, no minimum contract, carers drive and happy with pets. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 448 registered home care agencies in Essex. Others working the same area include Extra Care Limited, Butterfly's Care and Fuchsia Homecare Colchester, 5 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.