Certain Care Ltd

Certain Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Hove, in the Brighton and Hove council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Areas We Cover London Surrey Essex Hertfordshire Hampshire Southampton Guildford Buckinghamshire West Midlands Godalming East Midlands Northamptonshire Worcestershire Warwickshire Reading Staffordshire Bath Bristol Oxford Lincolnshire Manchester Newcastle Leeds Hull Bournemouth Chichester Wales Scotland Northern Ireland. 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, sleeping nights, respite care and same-day start. It is run by Certain Care. The agency has been registered since June 2017.

At its latest inspection, published October 2021, the CQC rated Certain Care Ltd 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.

Certain Care Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Brighton and Hove. 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 53 registered home care agencies in Brighton and Hove. Others working the same area include The Private Care Company, Bluebird Care (Brighton & Hove) and Home Instead Senior Care - Brighton, Hove and Shoreham office, 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.