Friends Care Limited T/A Visiting Angels

Friends Care Limited T/A Visiting Angels 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 most likely works within about 6 miles of its Cambridge 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Friends Care T/A Visiting Angels. The agency has been registered since August 2020.

At its latest inspection, published October 2021, the CQC rated Friends Care Limited T/A Visiting Angels 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.

Friends Care Limited T/A Visiting Angels has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Cambridgeshire. 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 134 registered home care agencies in Cambridgeshire. Others working the same area include Care Community Services Ltd, Cera Care Cambridge and Caring Together. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.