Clark Care Services

Clark Care Services is a home care agency based in Reading, in the Oxfordshire 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 Reading office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. It is run by Miss Katharine Teresa Clark. The agency has been registered since November 2016.

At its latest inspection, published January 2018, the CQC rated Clark 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.

Clark Care Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Oxfordshire. 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 166 registered home care agencies in Oxfordshire. Others working the same area include Rynes Healthcare Ltd, Blue Currant Care Agency and Bluebell Heathcare Hub. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.