City Care Services

City Care Services is a home care agency based in Cambridge, in the Cambridgeshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Locations we cover include Cambridge and Chelmsford branches; office address in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22 5EG. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care and same-day start. The agency has been registered since April 2012.

At its latest inspection, published October 2017, the CQC rated City Care Services 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.

City Care Services 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: employs its carers, care within 7 days, free assessment, carers drive, happy with pets and private clients only. 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 Compassionate Heart, Reliance Care Services Cambridge and CHS Homecare (Domiciliary Care Agency). 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.