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 most likely works within about 6 miles of its Melbourn office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people. 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 we are still collecting figures for Cambridgeshire. 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 134 registered home care agencies in Cambridgeshire. Others working the same area include Your Life (Royston), A Quality Care Service Limited and Ray Care Services. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.