Care Packages UK Limited

Care Packages UK Limited is a home care agency based in Birmingham, 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 Birmingham office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people. It is run by Care Packages. The agency has been registered since May 2011.

At its latest inspection, published December 2019, the CQC rated Care Packages UK Limited 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.

Care Packages UK Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Birmingham. 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 292 registered home care agencies in Birmingham. Others working the same area include Edmund House, North and South Home Care and M&N Healthcare Edgbaston. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.