FAB Social Care Ltd

FAB Social Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Stoke-on-Trent, in the Cheshire East council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We provide services to the communities of Cheshire East although we are not restricted to the Borough alone, as we do also cover other parts of North West of England and the Midlands areas. 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 and people with mental health needs. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care, end of life care and companionship without personal care. It is run by FAB Social Care. The agency has been registered since November 2022.

FAB Social Care Ltd 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.

FAB Social Care Ltd has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Cheshire East. 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.

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

There are 91 registered home care agencies in Cheshire East. Others working the same area include Aceso Homecare, Crewe - SOS Homecare Ltd and Silver Tree Home Support Community Interest Company, 3 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.