Community Support Service

Community Support Service is a home care agency based in Huntingdon, 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 Huntingdon office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Cambridgeshire County Council, which has 3 branches in England. The agency has been registered since July 2011.

At its latest inspection, published October 2018, the CQC rated Community Support Service 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.

Community Support Service 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 Universal Care Services (Park View), Bee’s Care Ltd Huntingdon and ELY DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE (Cambridgeshire Deaf Association). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.