Flexicare Newent and Ledbury Ltd

Flexicare Newent and Ledbury Ltd is a home care agency based in Gloucester, in the Gloucestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Flexicare provides flexible caring services in and around Newent and Ledbury, including Clifford’s Mesne, Upleadon, Kilkot, Gorsley, Dymock, Bromesberrow Heath and surrounding areas. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, waking nights and respite care. It is run by Flexicare Newent and Ledbury. The agency has been registered since September 2023.

Flexicare Newent and Ledbury 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.

Flexicare Newent and Ledbury Ltd has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Gloucestershire with a rate on record typically charge about £32.88 an hour and £1,638 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: 30 minute visits, 24/7 on-call, free assessment, male or female carer on request, 25 years operating, 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 166 registered home care agencies in Gloucestershire. Others working the same area include Prosperity Care and Wellbeing, Naswell Care LTD and Firstcall 247 Limited (Gloucestershire), 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.