Caring Together

Caring Together is a home care agency based in Swaffham, in the Norfolk council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We support unpaid carers of all ages in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, from young carers, to young adult carers, to parent carers and adult carers. 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. Its website lists hourly visits. It is part of Crossroads Together from Carers Trust 4all, which has 28 branches in England. The agency has been registered since April 2016.

At its latest inspection, published June 2017, the CQC rated Caring Together 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.

Caring Together has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Norfolk with a rate on record typically charge about £29.66 an hour and £1,488 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 and 40 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 175 registered home care agencies in Norfolk. Others working the same area include Voyage (DCA) Norfolk, Kings Lynn Supported Living and Norfolk Domiciliary Care Agency, 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.