CHS Homecare (Domiciliary Care Agency)

CHS Homecare (Domiciliary Care Agency) is a home care agency based in Melbourn, in the Cambridgeshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Cambridge Housing Society (CHS) is an independent housing association with over 3,000 homes in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire. It is registered to care for older people. Its website lists younger adults. It is run by Cambridge Housing Society. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published December 2019, the CQC rated CHS Homecare (Domiciliary Care Agency) 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.

CHS Homecare (Domiciliary Care Agency) has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Cambridgeshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28 an hour and £1,563 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: 99 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 134 registered home care agencies in Cambridgeshire. Others working the same area include Better Home Care, Compassionate Heart and Home Instead Senior Care, 2 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.