Birmingham

Birmingham is a home care agency based in Birmingham, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We provide supported living and domiciliary care across Birmingham, the wider West Midlands, and Surrey. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, 24-hour care and same-day start. It is run by Choice Health Care. The agency has been registered since August 2022.

Birmingham has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Birmingham has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Birmingham with a rate on record typically charge about £24.05 an hour and £1,675 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: 24/7 on-call, care within 24 hours, free assessment and 2 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 292 registered home care agencies in Birmingham. Others working the same area include Choices Care Ltd (Birmingham), Excellence Healthcare and Birmingham. 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.