Family Care Solutions

Family Care Solutions is a home care agency based in Stockport, 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 Stockport 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 Mrs Lynda Margery Dunlop. The agency has been registered since September 2014.

At its latest inspection, published September 2018, the CQC rated Family Care Solutions 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.

Family Care Solutions has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Stockport. 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 69 registered home care agencies in Stockport. Others working the same area include Connect Care Services Ltd, Helping Hands Poynton and Able Living Care Services Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.