Cephas Care Ltd Domiciliary Care Agency

Cephas Care Ltd Domiciliary Care Agency is a home care agency based in Ipswich, in the Suffolk council area, 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 Ipswich office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is run by Cephas Care. The agency has been registered since January 2012.

At its latest inspection, published December 2022, the CQC rated Cephas Care Ltd Domiciliary Care Agency 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.

Cephas Care Ltd Domiciliary Care Agency has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Suffolk. 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 198 registered home care agencies in Suffolk. Others working the same area include Empower Care, L'Arche Ipswich and Emily Bray House. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.