Cura Homecare

Cura Homecare is a home care agency based in Chippenham, in the Wiltshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our care teams work across Chippenham, Corsham, Melksham, Calne, Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge, Lyneham, Royal Wootton Bassett, Devizes, and surrounding villages. It is registered to care for people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care, end of life care and children's care. It is run by Cura Homecare (Chippenham). The agency has been registered since January 2017.

At its latest inspection, published June 2018, the CQC rated Cura Homecare 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.

Cura Homecare has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Wiltshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28.50 an hour and £1,425 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, free assessment, carers drive, happy with pets, charges for travel, takes direct payments and takes council-funded clients. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 143 registered home care agencies in Wiltshire. Others working the same area include The Fairways Retirement Village, Right at Home Central Wiltshire and Autonomy Care Limited, 2 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.