Careline The Agency for Carestaff

Careline The Agency for Carestaff is a home care agency based in Reading, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Careline is a major care and childcare recruiter and provides agency staff throughout Berkshire. We also cover parts of the following areas including Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire. Major towns and cities covered include: Abingdon, Aldershot, Alton, Andover, Ascot, Basingstoke , Beaconsfield, Bracknell , Camberley, Crowthorne, Didcot, Farnborough, Farnham, Guildford , Henley on Thames, High Wycombe, Hungerford, Maidenhead, Newbury , Oxford , Reading , Slough , Southampton , Swindon, Thatcham, Wallingford, Winchester, Windsor , Woking, Wokingham. It is registered to care for older people, 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, end of life care and children's care. The agency has been registered since April 2014.

At its latest inspection, published March 2018, the CQC rated Careline The Agency for Carestaff 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.

Careline The Agency for Carestaff has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Reading. 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers and 35 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 56 registered home care agencies in Reading. Others working the same area include Wecare Healthcare Providers Ltd, Top Class Quality Services Ltd and Pembroke Care (Reading) Domiciliary Services, 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.