Tameside Extra Care Services

Tameside Extra Care Services is a home care agency based in Ashton-under-Lyne, in the Tameside council area, 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 Ashton-under-Lyne office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Creative Support, which has 48 branches in England. The agency has been registered since September 2017.

At its latest inspection, published May 2021, the CQC rated Tameside Extra 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.

Tameside Extra Care Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Tameside. 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 28 registered home care agencies in Tameside. Others working the same area include SureCare Tameside & Oldham, Smartway Health and Social Care Limited and PBT Safer Care Ltd (Branch Location). A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.