Domiciliary Care Dorset

Domiciliary Care Dorset is a home care agency based in Salisbury, in the Dorset 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 Salisbury office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is part of Achieve Together, which has 20 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2016.

At its latest inspection, published May 2018, the CQC rated Domiciliary Care Dorset 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.

Domiciliary Care Dorset has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Dorset. 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 81 registered home care agencies in Dorset. Others working the same area include Spire Homecare Limited, Totally Living Care Ltd and Candlelight Homecare Services Wimborne Area Office, 4 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.