Elegant Care Services

Elegant Care Services is a home care agency based in Windsor, in the Windsor and Maidenhead council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Windsor 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 a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The agency has been registered since August 2014.

At its latest inspection, published February 2024, the CQC rated Elegant Care Services Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Elegant Care Services has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Windsor and Maidenhead. 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 28 registered home care agencies in Windsor and Maidenhead. Others working the same area include King Homecare, Heritage Healthcare Berkshire Ltd and Windsor, 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.