Carers Trust North Bucks & Milton Keynes

Carers Trust North Bucks & Milton Keynes is a home care agency based in Milton Keynes, in the West Northamptonshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Milton Keynes office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Crossroads Together from Carers Trust 4all, which has 28 branches in England. The agency has been registered since September 2019.

At its latest inspection, published April 2022, the CQC rated Carers Trust North Bucks & Milton Keynes 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.

Carers Trust North Bucks & Milton Keynes has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for West Northamptonshire. 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 162 registered home care agencies in West Northamptonshire. Others working the same area include North Star Case Management Ltd, Purple Rose Care Limited and Johav Care Support Healthcare Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.