Dimensions South West Counties Domiciliary Care Office

Dimensions South West Counties Domiciliary Care Office 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 most likely works within about 6 miles of its Chippenham office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Dimensions, which has 27 branches in England. The agency has been registered since September 2014.

Dimensions South West Counties Domiciliary Care Office has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Dimensions South West Counties Domiciliary Care Office has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wiltshire. 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 143 registered home care agencies in Wiltshire. Others working the same area include Blue Arch Homecare (Chippenham), Charlton Court and Nimble Care. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.