Christchurch Care

Christchurch Care is a home care agency based in Christchurch, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Christchurch Care provides home care services for individuals in their own homes in Dorset and surrounding areas. The main office is based in Christchurch and covers areas from Bournemouth to New Milton, including the surrounding New Forest. Clients looking for extended visits in Poole and Lymington areas can also be supported. 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 and waking nights. The agency has been registered since July 2014.

At its latest inspection, published August 2023, the CQC rated Christchurch Care 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.

Christchurch Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with a rate on record typically charge about £32.25 an hour and £1,398 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: 30 minute visits, employs its carers, free assessment, male or female carer on request and 10 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 120 registered home care agencies in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Others working the same area include Liberty Private Care, Caremark Bournemouth and A1 Care, 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.