Berkshire & Oxfordshire Services

Berkshire & Oxfordshire Services is a home care agency based in Reading, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Reading office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Creative Support, which has 48 branches in England. The agency has been registered since November 2010.

At its latest inspection, published October 2017, the CQC rated Berkshire & Oxfordshire 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.

Berkshire & Oxfordshire Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Reading. 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 56 registered home care agencies in Reading. Others working the same area include Top Class Quality Services Ltd, Build My Care Limited and 9 Greyfriars Road. 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.