Dovecare Services Limited

Dovecare Services Limited is a home care agency based in Derby, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Derby 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 mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Dovecare Services. The agency has been registered since May 2019.

Dovecare Services Limited 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.

Dovecare Services Limited has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Derby. 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 116 registered home care agencies in Derby. Others working the same area include LAM Care 24 - Derby, Profad Care Agency Limited and Sensiway Care Services. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.