Extrahand Care Services Ltd

Extrahand Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Hyde, in the Tameside 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 Hyde 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. It is run by Extrahand Care Services. The agency has been registered since March 2016.

At its latest inspection, published November 2018, the CQC rated Extrahand Care Services Ltd 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.

Extrahand Care Services Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Tameside. 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 Tameside. Others working the same area include Complex Care Professionals Tameside, Esteem Care Manchester Ltd and The Goodway Care Group Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.