District Care

District Care is a home care agency based in Lowestoft, in the Suffolk council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It North/ south Lowestoft Gorleston Beccles Southwold Bungay Wrentham Wangford Walberswick Dunwich Brampton and surrounding villages. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care and companionship without personal care. The agency has been registered since May 2022.

At its latest inspection, published July 2023, the CQC rated District Care 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.

District Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Suffolk with a rate on record typically charge about £30 an hour and £1,475 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 198 registered home care agencies in Suffolk. Others working the same area include Hales Group Ltd Waveney, 124 Denmark Road and Levington Court, 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.