ELMS Health Solution

ELMS Health Solution is a home care agency based in Cambridge, in the Cambridgeshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Covers Cambridge, Greater Cambourne, Norwich, Norfolk. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. Its website lists live-in care, 24-hour care, respite care, end of life care and companionship without personal care. It is run by ELMS Health Solutions. The agency has been registered since January 2018.

At its latest inspection, published February 2020, the CQC rated ELMS Health Solution 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.

ELMS Health Solution has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Cambridgeshire with a rate on record typically charge about £28 an hour and £1,563 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, free assessment, takes direct payments, takes council-funded clients and takes nhs continuing healthcare. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 134 registered home care agencies in Cambridgeshire. Others working the same area include Careuk247 Home Care Cambridgeshire, Trust Homecare Solution Limited and Better Home Care. 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.