Crossroads Care - Forest of Dean and Herefordshire

Crossroads Care - Forest of Dean and Herefordshire is a home care agency based in Cinderford, in the Gloucestershire 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 Cinderford 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, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Crossroads Together from Carers Trust 4all, which has 28 branches in England. The agency has been registered since April 2013.

At its latest inspection, published August 2019, the CQC rated Crossroads Care - Forest of Dean and Herefordshire 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.

Crossroads Care - Forest of Dean and Herefordshire has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Gloucestershire with a rate on record typically charge about £32.88 an hour and £1,638 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.

There are 166 registered home care agencies in Gloucestershire. Others working the same area include Caremark (Herefordshire and Forest of Dean), The Orchard Trust Domiciliary Care Agency and Total Living Care, 3 of which have a rate on record. 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.