Caremark Poole & East Dorset

Caremark Poole & East Dorset is a home care agency based in Bournemouth, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It At Caremark Poole & East Dorset, we proudly offer home care in Poole and East Dorset, including live-in care, palliative care, and respite care. 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 and end of life care. It is part of Caremark, which has 56 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published January 2025, the CQC rated Caremark Poole & East Dorset 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.

Caremark Poole & East Dorset has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with a rate on record typically charge about £32.25 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: employs its carers, free assessment, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 120 registered home care agencies in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Others working the same area include SAL Healthcare Services, Bluebird Care Bournemouth & Poole and RS Holistic Care Limited, 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.